CR250R Rear Wheel Install

[Motorcycle RN]

Is there a trick to installing the rear wheel on a CR250? I have a 2000 CR250 and refitting the rear wheel is a balancing act with the spacers and brake assembly. Something's always falling on the floor! I was hoping to find a video on You Tube but no such luck.
Thanks!:eboy

 

[byke]

It helps if you take a flathead and spread the brake pads apart. Put your foot underneath the tire so you can adjust the height. Lay the chain off to the side. Make sure the right caliper bracket is in its groove. Slowly move forward while making sure your spacers fit between the left side of the swingarm and the caliper bracket on the right side, while also making sure the disc fits between the pads. Keep the axle handy so you can get it started when aligned.

 

[RickM]

I use pieces of wood under the tire to get the height right. That way both my hands are free to hold/manipulate stuff on the sides.

 

[ahnh666]

getting the height right makes it easier to roll the rear wheel in and making sure it slides right in with the brakes pads....trying to hold the wheels, making sure the spacers don't fall out and getting the rotor to fit in with the brake pad is a balancing act if you are trying to do it yourself...

moto jack makes it so easy...just jack up the bike just enough to roll the rear wheel right in....i picked up a harbor freight jack long time ago....makes rear wheel installation and sprocket changes so easy....

 

[brichter]

As others have said, use your foot or a jack to set the height. The seals should hold the spacers in pretty snugly, if not you need to slap in a couple new seals. Spread the brake pads, get the caliper situated over the rotor and on the swingarm, and while you hold the wheel towards the right side of the swingarm to hold the caliper in place, start the axle from the left. Once the axle is started and the hole through the hub is anywhere near aligned with the right side of the swingarm, the caliper won't be able to come out of position and it'll all slide together like buttah. :teeth

Wish you were closer, you could come over and I could demo it real quick.

 

[HellFyre]

My tricks on all of my bikes, in order of importance, and most are already mentioned above.

1. Wood underneath the wheel to get the wheel to the right height. Street bikes on rearstands sometimes need two 2x4. I also have a small piece of plywood for half-heights.
2. Captive spacers, or as someone mentioned, spacers that are held in place by good seals.
3. Slightly ground brake pads. I angle just slightly the edges of my rear brake pads. I remove just enough that they tend to spread apart when a rotor is wiggled between.

Those three changes have made all the difference in wheel changes for me.

For the front wheel, I don't do #3.