Installation; Rear Wheel; Removal - Triumph 2012 Tiger 800 Service Manual

Wheels/Tyres

Rear Wheel

Removal

Before starti ng work, ensure the motorcycle is stabil ised
and adequately supported. This will help p revent it from
falling and causing i n j u ry to the operator or damage to
the motorcycle.
1 . Raise and support t h e rear of t h e moto rcycle t o a l low
removal of the rear wheel.
If the engine has recently been ru n ning, the exhaust
system will be hot. Before working on o r near the
exhaust system, allow sufficient time for the exhaust
system to cool as touching a ny pa rt of a hot exhaust
system could cause burn i n j u ries.
2. Remove and discard the nut from the rear wheel
spindle. Collect the left hand chain adj uster block.
1. Rear wheel spindle nut
3 . Support t h e wheel and withd raw t h e wheel spindle.
Collect the right hand chai n adjuster block from the
spind le.
4. Roll the wheel forward u ntil the cha in can be
detached from the rear sprocket.
5. The rear cal i per and caliper carrier will remain in
position on the swinging a rm when the wheel is
removed.
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Do not allow the ca liper to hang o n the brake hose as
this may damage the hose.
Damaged hoses could cause brake fai l u re leading to loss
of control and an accident.
6.
Withd raw the wheel and collect the fla nged spacer
from the right hand side and the plain spacer from
the left hand side.
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Place the wheel on wooden blocks with the drive
sprocket u ppermost.
8. Remove the final d rive. (See page 15- 17>.
9. Reposition the wheel on wooden blocks with the rear
bra ke disc uppermost.
10. If req u i red, remove the rear brake disc a n d discard
the disc bolts.
1 1 . If required, remove the rear cal i per a n d ca liper
carrier from the swinging arm.

Installation

1. Tho roughly clean and degrease the brake d isc.
2 . Fit t h e brake d i s c and tighten new d isc bolts to
2 2 Nm.
3. Refit the final d rive assembly <See page 15- 17>.
4. Position the wheel withi n the swinging a rm a n d refit
the chain to the final d rive sprocket.