Kick Stand-Schwinn Varsity
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Kick Stand-Schwinn Varsity
How do I get the damn thing off?
It's added weight...I'm not gonna use it...I want it off.
if anyone has an idea that would be awesome
It's added weight...I'm not gonna use it...I want it off.
if anyone has an idea that would be awesome
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This link should provide you the guidance you seek.
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next problem....
I cant get the crank off so my chainring gets in the way.
So that solution won't work until i can get enough clearance with the tools.
I cant get the crank off so my chainring gets in the way.
So that solution won't work until i can get enough clearance with the tools.
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It'll be easy to get the crank off. Will need a thin-enough wrench to remove the left pedal, and a big adjustable wrench and a screwdriver for the left bottom bracket locknut and cone. All have left hand threads. Just pull the whole thing minus the pedal out the right side.
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Those things weigh more than a pound.
I didn't have a big enough channel lock so I took a finishing nail, bent it around the kickstand, and used a C-Clamp to press it in and release the stand. Quite easy as a matter of fact.
I didn't have a big enough channel lock so I took a finishing nail, bent it around the kickstand, and used a C-Clamp to press it in and release the stand. Quite easy as a matter of fact.
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It's even easier than that if you're married. I push the spring-loaded washer in with a flat-bladed screwdriver and have the wife pull the pin out.
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The pin is the key I'm guessing? I get the pin out I get the kick stand out
Do i need to get something to push into the other end of the kick stand(the end that has a triangular hole that just puzzles me?)
Do i need to get something to push into the other end of the kick stand(the end that has a triangular hole that just puzzles me?)
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No -- there's a coil spring just behind the collar on the kickstand side. Just compress the spring by whatever means you have at hand by about 1/4", and the pin will pull right out. Like I said, I lay the bike on its side and shove the collar down with a screwdriver. You'll need a third hand since this will usually take all your weight on the screwdriver. You can buy a special tool for the job, but what fun is that?
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It will cheap compared to the hospital visit when the screw driver slips off and stabs him in the hand. The plus side is I bought mine like that in the early 1990s for $12 and have used it hundreds of times. Tools like that don't wear out. Roger