R1200GS fitting replacement foot pegs

[ianwalberg]

Just about to replace my foot pegs on my R1200GS Rallye 2012.

I cannot get the bolt out on the gear change side.

Do I just need to jiggle it a bit more or does the gear change leaver need to come off?

Thanks

[t6pilot]

Mark and remove gear selector, when replacing you may want to rotate it counter clockwise a notch to match up with lower pegs

[marchyman]

On some bikes (my '05 for example) the shaft is marked and the slot in the lever is supposed to line up with the mark. There is supposedly a warning that says you shouldn't mis-align the lever. I don't know why.

Maybe it's like the warning about not running the saddle with the front in the high position and the rear in the low position...