Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

ok so.....im a NOOB at this scooter stuff. give me a car and ill do just fine, but how in the world do you take of the rear tire on an 85' spree. I got the front tire off in about 3 minutes, but the rear......what the *. I whaled on that rear bolt and almost started to strip it so i stopped.....dont want to pay out rageous prices at a shotp to that the tire taken off.

any ideas or is there something im missing?

spray it with some multilube or at least some motor oil, place a stick through the rim so that it braces against the engine, put your socket wrench on the nut and get a longer pipe for leverage to try that. do you have an impact wrench?

i've dealt with some so stuck i had to use an impact And spray lube. I'm sure you're not doing it wrong, they can just get very very stuck.

ok thats what i though. i dont have an impact wrench, and i dont really have any place to put it on a jackstand, so i guess ill get a long * wrench to get that bolt off. Ill hit up autozone tonight and get some penetrating oil, see if we can get that thing loosened up

mine came right off , with a short-handled half inch wratchet .

I locked the rear brake, sat both wheels on the ground, got it off all by myself




maybe hit it with some PBblast, if it looks rusty

you can do what SuprasnSprees suggests and tap the handle of the socket wrench with a hammer to break it loose, put a little motor oil behind the nut for good measure

how about i just shoot it lol

OR... weld it so it never comes off, and sell it. see how * they get.

i bet you can change that rear tire , with the wheel still on it

Mine was stuck too. Tried all the above suggestions (other than shooting it or welding/selling ) and ended up having to cut it off. I have an impact driver... all that did was strip the nut. Good luck

d***, i hope i dont have to cut it off, that would really chafe my * lol

bluebullitt2003 wrote:d***, i hope i dont have to cut it off, that would really chafe my * lol

using a 19mm socket , correct ?

i was using a 17mm socket, that is the one that fit the current bolt on it

When you put the axle nut back on, put a little muscle on it too. Torque is 47-58 ft/lbs. Peak reading matches the torque of a Geo Metro engine

6 foot fence post on a ratchet and a friend to keep it on the nut. Good Luck I use an impact.