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hailwood1965
 Post subject: Remove Spokes?
PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:45 am 

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Hi again

If I am going to have the rear hub and brake cover from my S3 400 powder-coated black, I need to have the stuff down there tomorrow.

Someone mentioned "cutting the spokes off" the rear wheel. I've never done this before. Is this hacksaw or sawzall method, or? I have the tire off the wheel--can they just be unscrewed?

Anything I should do or mark or ? before removing the spokes to make them easier to install?

Plan would be to have the rear brake and hub powdercoated then run new Buchanon spokes and the stock chrome wheel.

Advice welcomed. TIA

Hale
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porschedave
 Post subject: Re: Remove Spokes?
PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:54 am 
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Cut off wheel on a die grinder
With the tire off they will pull out
Take a picture or two of how they go

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Ja-Moo
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:53 pm 
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Angle grinder, cuts like butter be careful though, wear protection.

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scrambler73
 Post subject: Re: Remove Spokes?
PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:10 pm 
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you guys make things too difficult... :lol:

get a cheap "bolt cutter". Harbor Freight has them for $15.00.

http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/bolt-cutters/24-in-bolt-cutters-60699.html#.UxNzllIt0lQ

No electricity required, no chance of hurting yourself from flying shrapnel...
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Mike
 Post subject: Re: Remove Spokes?
PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:15 pm 
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^ what he said. Then when you're done you have a "master key" for padlocks :thumbup:

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Ja-Moo
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:24 pm 
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Manual labor?.............. :shock: :lol:

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scrambler73
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:27 pm 
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Ja-Moo wrote:
Manual labor?.............. :shock: :lol:


says the guy that builds fiberglass parts from scratch.
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Ja-Moo
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there is "manual labor", and labor of love......... ;)

Plus, Me likie sparks! :thumbup:

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hailwood1965
 Post subject: Re: Remove Spokes?
PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:46 pm 

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I'd feel a whole lot better about hitting them with a grinder if I could find SS spokes for BOTH of the wheels.

http://www.buchananspokes.net/products/ ... aki_kz.asp

Seemingly these are the rears but where to find the matching SS fronts?
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jcsnook
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:51 pm 
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hailwood1965 wrote:
I'd feel a whole lot better about hitting them with a grinder if I could find SS spokes for BOTH of the wheels.

http://www.buchananspokes.net/products/ ... aki_kz.asp

Seemingly these are the rears but where to find the matching SS fronts?


Same place. Even if they don't list them, they will make them. Just ask...

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