Difficulty
Easy
Steps
10
Time Required
4 - 6 minutes
Sections
2
- Removing Nishiki Aero II Front Wheel
- 5 steps
- Nishiki Aero II Tire Removal
- 5 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Removing Road Bike Front Wheel
- Turn bike upside down.
Turn bike upside down.
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Step 2
- Use a wrench to loosen the nut holding the wheel’s axle on one side.
- Once it’s loose enough, continue removing the nut with your hand.
Use a wrench to loosen the nut holding the wheel’s axle on one side.
Once it’s loose enough, continue removing the nut with your hand.
Step 3
- After removing the nut, also remove the washer under it.
- Keep note of how the washer has a small appendage that locks into a slot in the fork.
After removing the nut, also remove the washer under it.
Keep note of how the washer has a small appendage that locks into a slot in the fork.
Step 4
- Follow the previous steps for the opposite side.
Follow the previous steps for the opposite side.
Step 5
- Lift the wheel up from the fork.
Lift the wheel up from the fork.
Step 6
Nishiki Aero II Tire Removal
- Unscrew the cap from the air valve.
- Release the tire’s air by pressing a thin object on the center pin of the valve.
- A hex wrench or any blunt object can be used.
Unscrew the cap from the air valve.
Release the tire’s air by pressing a thin object on the center pin of the valve.
A hex wrench or any blunt object can be used.
Step 7
- Wedge a tire lever between the tire and the rim. Grab the tire with the lever’s inward scoop.
- Grab the tire’s edge with the lever and pull it back to scoop the tire from the rim.
- Keep the tire lever anchored on a spoke with the notch on the lever’s opposite end.
Wedge a tire lever between the tire and the rim. Grab the tire with the lever’s inward scoop.
Grab the tire’s edge with the lever and pull it back to scoop the tire from the rim.
Keep the tire lever anchored on a spoke with the notch on the lever’s opposite end.
Step 8
- Repeat with an additional tire lever five inches away from the other.
Repeat with an additional tire lever five inches away from the other.
Step 9
- Repeat with a third tire lever farther around the tire.
- Alternate lifting the second and third levers until the tire comes partway off.
Repeat with a third tire lever farther around the tire.
Alternate lifting the second and third levers until the tire comes partway off.
Step 10
- Wedge the tire off of the other rim with the tire levers.
- Pull the air valve from its hole in the rim to completely remove the tire.
Wedge the tire off of the other rim with the tire levers.
Pull the air valve from its hole in the rim to completely remove the tire.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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