R1200 GS Front Wheel removal

[randyracer]

Hi, all, what tool do i need to remove that axle? I do not see one in my tool kit. I bought this '05 used.

Thanks!

Randy

[soffiler]

Hi, all, what tool do i need to remove that axle? I do not see one in my tool kit. I bought this '05 used.

Thanks!

Randy

(your R12GS is not a G & F Bike but hopefully a moderator will move this to the Hexheads forum where it belongs)

You need a 22mm hex. A couple of do-it-yourself options are shown here (scroll down):

http://www.r1200gs.info/misc/toolkit.html

And here's a nice one:

http://www.ronayers.com/catalogs/pu/parts.cfm?topsecid=3&subsecid=28&secid=105&type=628

Your BMW dealer can sell you a hunk of 22mm hex stock that is used with a 22mm socket or wrench. I think the price is/was around $16, not too bad if you think of it as a tool rather than a hunk of hex stock.

Speaking of hex stock, the hardcore do-it-yourselfer can visit an industrial supplier such as McMaster-Carr and pick up some 7/8" hex stock in a variety of materials of your choosing (steel, stainless, aluminum...) You may have to shave off a few thousandths to fit the slightly-smaller 22mm hex opening.

[randyracer]

Thanks a million, Steve! Sorry bout the mistake on G&S bikes, I'm a newbie.

Randy

[randyracer]

make that G & F bikes...

sry, friends,

Randy

[maxscycle]

Also try the hex side of a 13/16 spark plug socket. I stick a 6" long extension in mine the "backwards" way and then wrench it off
david h

[soffiler]

Also try the hex side of a 13/16 spark plug socket. I stick a 6" long extension in mine the "backwards" way and then wrench it off
david h


COOL! Gotta try that.

Still in G &F bikes I see... paging a moderator....