I changed tires on my NC700XD over the weekend and for a while, getting the rear wheel inserted into the swingarm without the caliper bracket falling was a real problem. What I finally did was use a short section of 0.750" steel tubing from my scrap bin as a dummy axle to hold the caliper bracket in place while I was installing the wheel. The end of the dummy axle was flush with the inside edge of the caliper bracket so there wasn't an interference problem with the wheel going in.
ps. 0.750" is a bit smaller than the axle and it worked perfectly. You could probably use a large wooden dowel or PVC instead of steel tubing.
ps. 0.750" is a bit smaller than the axle and it worked perfectly. You could probably use a large wooden dowel or PVC instead of steel tubing.
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