Hello, John Talley here with partzilla.com.
Today I'm going to show you how to change the rear tire on our 2015 Kawasaki KLX110.
Not too difficult of a job, just going to take a fair amount of muscle to get it done.
So let me go grab a couple of tools and we'll get started.
Alright guys let's go over some of the tools you're going to need.
To get that axle nut on and off you're going to need a 22mm and a pretty good sized torque
wrench to get it torqued down.
Other sockets you're going to need, just a 14mm.
As far as you're wrenches you're going to need a 14, a 12, and a 10.
Then you're going to need a tool to remove the valve stem.
A tire pressure gauge, a pair of pliers, and the most important tool you're going to need
to get this done is a good set of tire irons.
Alright, we've got her lifted up.
Just want to show you the difference here.
As you can tell, this tire is really, really worn down.
See the difference between it and a new one?
Pretty substantial difference.
Where as this one was sliding all over the place this one is going to actually hook up
and get you moving forward.
Alright guys, of course it starts off we're just going to remove the rear wheel.
Now I've done a chain video that actually shows you how to set all this up and you can
reference that if you want to but I'm going to go ahead and show you how to do it again.
A couple of cotter pins that have to be removed.
Then remove this brake lever arm.
Get off your axle nut.
Alright, with that just loosened up, now you can rotate your hub, push your brake down,
and then that arm and that spring will come out.
Now, go ahead and pull your axle out.
Just guide that chain off, and take that spacer out.
Get your brake hub off.
Now we can go ahead and lift out the sprocket and the drive.
Alright.
First thing, let's go ahead and let the air out of the tire.
you can sit here and put your finger on it or use a small screwdriver to hold the valve
in.
What I'm going to do is actually use this little tool and just remove it all together.
There we go.
Next, go ahead and remove this rim lock.
This particular setup only has one.
I've seen them with two on like an enduro bike or a motocrosser.
Alright, also remove this little nut that actually holds the tube in place.
Okay this is pretty easy to break away from the bead.
So you can just push down and get that done.
Alright guys, this is where it starts to get fun.
Now don't even try to attempt this with a pair of screwdrivers.
You really need a good set of tire irons to have any sort of chance at getting this tire
off.
What we're going to do is we're going to start over on this side, bring it over the lip,
and then work our way around until we get the rest of this side of the tire off.
So I'm hooking it up under the edge of the tire.
I'll show you on this one.
Reaching down in the rim what we're wanting to do is get up under here-- my finger is
the edge of the rim-- then it's going to pull over the top of it.
That's what we're trying to accomplish.
Also, want to make sure that it's pushed down inside so it can pull the tire into this center
groove which will give it enough room to lift up and over this edge.
Alright, see how it's got it pulled right there?
Hopefully we're going to do the same thing right here.
Start working your way around.
You notice I'm almost on top of that rim lock.
So we want to make sure that we've got it pushed in so I've got room to clear it.
Alright, it should start to get a little bit easier.
Alright, now let's go ahead and push that valve in and get the tube out.
I'm going to leave the rim lock in there and just go ahead and take the tire off on top
of it.
And there she is.
Told you this took a fair amount of muscle.
When these tires get older-- not that this one is that old but old enough-- they get
really brittle and hard to get off.
I'm betting the new one is not going to be near that hard to get back on.
While we've got a chance, let's go ahead and inspect this little rubber band that goes
around it.
Make sure it hasn't been poked through anywhere.
Also want to take a look at your spokes.
Now is a good time to see if they're loose anywhere.
This one feels really good.
All of them feel tight, nobody's wobbling around anywhere.
Alright, so let's start getting this put back together.
First, spray down the edge of the inner part of the tire with some type of lube.
You don't want to use WD-40 or anything like that.
I mean this is specifically for mounting tires.
It may come in a paste, but this one just happens to be in a more of a spray can.
Alright guys we have our tube and what we need to do is put some air in it because we're
about to put it in the tire itself.
We just want to have enough air into it to where it stays up inside the tire itself.
Squeeze it up in there, just make sure it doesn't get twisted as you're pushing it in.
That's what we're after.
Next, let's go ahead and spray down the rim itself.
Line this to where the valve will actually go through.
We're just going to hang it off to the side and just get a couple of turns on that valve
nut.
Alright, next we want to start working the rim down in there.
Wanna start where this rim lock is.
Go ahead and push it in and start working
it down.
Alright, our rim lock's in place.
It's on the inside of the tire obviously.
Alright, let's start getting the other half on there.
I want to start where the rim lock is so I can go ahead and get it up under there.
As you're doing this, make sure that your tube us pushed up out of the way so you don't
want to pinch it.
A little bite at a time.
Definitely keep the tire off the bead.
Alright, before we tighten down our rim lock let's go ahead and put some air in it and
make sure we didn't pinch a tube here.
And we also need to make sure that the bead gets set all the way around the rim on both
sides.
Alright, it's seated, so let's go ahead and set
the pressure.
We're going to put her at about 34.
Alright, with that we can go ahead and lock down this valve stem.
Just like that.
Then let's go ahead and do the rim lock.
That ought to do it.
Now put our cap on.
Alright, with that all we need to do is reinstall it on the machine.
Guys it's pretty much the exact reverse of what it took to get it apart, and I've done
this a couple of times with the chain and the brake videos.
So not that much to it.
Alright guys, we're almost done here, but I made one small mistake.
I didn't have this washer on the rim lock, so I'm going back and putting it back on.
There.
Well okay guys, that pretty much finishes this one up.
I went ahead and got the tire back on there, we got our chain adjusted if you want to reference
that video I can show you how to get that done correctly.
Well listen if you need any of the parts that we used to do this come see us at partzilla.com
and we can get you taken care of.
If you have any questions or comments just leave them below and I'll do my best to answer
them.
If you're having to tackle the front tire, it's basically the same procedure.
We also have a video where I actually show you how to do the brakes if you are unclear
on how to take the tire on and off of the actual machine.
Listen, if you would just reference that video and we just want to say thanks for watching
and we'll see you next time.