rear wheel stud size?

[stephinson]

Hi I need to take the back wheel off my 2005 gs1200 to get a new tyre

At the back wheel it has star studs

If I go to a garage to buy a tool
What do I ask for and what size are they

Thanks

And is there anything I need to know about removing the back wheel
or is it just undo the bolts and it comes off?

 

[Wapping]

Hi I need to take the back wheel off my 2005 gs1200 to get a new tyre

At the back wheel it has star studs

If I go to a garage to buy a tool
What do I ask for and what size are they

Thanks

And is there anything I need to know about removing the back wheel
or is it just undo the bolts and it comes off?

Are you sure you are up to this job?

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98754

Those 'star stud' things are undone with a T50 Torx bit.

It's all in the handbook.

Or, see here http://www.r1200gs.info/garage/wheels.html

 

[PhilBolton]

They are "TORX" fasteners - on my 2007 model they are T50.
Presume yours is the same. I've only had it 3 weeks, so the wheel hasn't been off yet.
I went to Halfords and got a set of sockets and a set of keys (so that's internal & external, like sockets and Allen keys) on clip rails for about £20.
As far as I can tell there hardly a hex head or cross head fastener on the bike.

Phil

 

[stephinson]

thanks for the info

Good tip about the handbook
and this helps http://www.r1200gs.info/garage/wheels.html

cheers

 

[twig]

make sure you torque them up properly, if you tighten them too much the heads will shear off. correct setting is in handbook

 

[dlevett]

The other advice I think I've read is ABSOLUTELY NO ANTI-SEIZE - someone had a wheel come loose after thinking they were 'helping' by using 'copper slip' or such like on the studs.

 

[cookie]

The other advice I think I've read is ABSOLUTELY NO ANTI-SEIZE - someone had a wheel come loose after thinking they were 'helping' by using 'copper slip' or such like on the studs.

this is true, it's in the handbook. i think it's more to do with potential for overtightening than studs coming loose though

before it was pointed out to me, i used to copperslip all wheel studs, but never had one come loose.

 

[dlevett]

This is where I read the article about the wheel coming loose and the use of anti-seize.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171791