Honda Goldwing Aspencade

Back end

Its pretty simple really. To get the back wheel off, you either have to lift the bike, drop the tire or totally strip the back of the bike. Not having a whole lot of time, or a block and tackle (or a strong beam!) we chose to drop the tire. It was more work digging the hole! Undo the castle nut, knock out the axle, undo the two bolts that hold on the disk brake and the wheel falls out.

Now that I have done it a few more times, I can highly recommend the 'strip the rear end' method. Its a lot faster and cleaner than it may first appear........

  1. Put the bike on the center stand (heh heh, good luck!)
  2. If doing a fair bit of work on the back end, undo the 4x10mm bolts that hold each pannier on.
  3. If you are doing more than just changing the tier, then take the time to undo the 3 philips screws that hold each indicator on, life is a lot easier with the panniers well out the way. (if its a road side tire change, the panniers and indicators can stay on)
  4. Slacken off the 4x10mm bolts that hold the back pannier rack on, remove the "U" shape from behind the back wheel.
  5. Lift the number plate and remove the 3x8mm screws that hold the small section of the back mud guard.
  6. Remove the split pin and large 24mm bolt that holds the rear axle.
  7. Slacken the 12mm bolt that clamps the rear axle (on the left hand side).
  8. Remove the 3x14mm nuts that hold the rear shaft drive (Diff housing) on.
  9. Drive the axle out.
  10. Wiggle the back wheel out. (You may have to coax the rear disk brake pads apart to clear the disk).
  11. Keep the rear diff on and up the right way so no dirt gets into it and so the oil does not leak out the over flow.

Putting the wheel back on is pretty much the same in reverse, just make sure you drive the axle all the way in before you tighten the 3 nuts on the drive shaft housing!