2008 sportster 883C rear wheel removal 2 7 2023

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this is the continuation of my budget build of the 2008 Sportster 883C, in this video i will be showing you how i remove the back wheel/tire on this bike

[@pammanners2250]

Great job!

[@SteveDunnBand]

Do you know if that solid wheel has a bearing spacer sleeve in the wheel or is it not necessary on the solid wheels.

[@thousanddollarmann7978]

there is a spacer see #18 in this fiche partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche.com/ronnies/showmodel/13/harleydavidsonmc/716

[@horsfe4therzfishin448]

Any tips on getting it back on? I’m replacing with a white wall and I cant get it past the brake caliper, I’ve tried to just put it back under it normally and that wouldn’t work, I tried removing the caliper and the little mounting bracket but once I get the wheel back under it I can’t get it all to fit. I’ve even taken the belt guard off at this point. Pain in the butt!!

[@thousanddollarmann7978]

do you have it up on a bike jack? if so about a 1-2" thick board under the tire and then lower the bike down to line up the axle BUT reinstall the caliper assembly first as you cant do it with the tire installed... ALSO unfortunately since you removed the caliper you will need to realign it for brakes to work properly see this video for that procedure kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ_UeJd_ob91rrM

[@horsfe4therzfishin448]

@@thousanddollarmann7978 So I got my wheel back on and got to the brakes. I did his tip step by step, and now my pads are stuck to the rotor and the piston is fully out. I have no pressure in the brake pedal. Any tips? Forgive me I’m very new to this lol.

[@thousanddollarmann7978]

@@horsfe4therzfishin448 its tough for me to say without seeing it in person BUT i would start over.. you will have to take it back apart again ( IM SORRY ) as i know its a pain in the backside to get the wheel in... when you had the caliper itself off it sounds like you may have gotten air in the system... i would take it back off carefully compress piston after spraying down with brake clean once done , replace pads if they have any wear so you dont have to take it back apart again then remount the caliper and reinstall the wheel and then go through the caliper centering process again and bleed the system ... i have a video for flushing the brake systems..

[@M.A.TvTube]

Nice tip on not removing the rear brake caliper. 👍 What socket size was used on the left axle nut.

[@thousanddollarmann7978]

5:05 in to the video i give you the sizes needed for the axle and the nut

[@stefantornblom1555]

😂😂