how to remove Yamaha skewer? Secondary safety?

[Rexlion]

I'm on a vacation trip, and along the way i picked up a Yamaha CrossConnect ebike. I'm having fits trying to figure out how to remove the front wheel so I can load it in the back of my suv without disassembling at the stem. The owner's manual mentions a possible secondary safety device on the quick-connect skewer, but it does not show how to defeat it for removal. Can anyone help? Anyone know what Yamaha uses?

 

[Rexlion]

Do I need to somehow remove the semicircular clip on the end of the nut? Or is there something about the washer-like thing on the inside of the nut? Or something else?

I don’t have any special tools with me, just common stuff… hammer, screwdrivers, sockets, pliers, duct tape. Heh, maybe the duct tape!

 

[DaveMatthews]

Looks like a Suntour fork? Drove me nuts first time too...

 

[Rexlion]

Wow, thank you so very much! That is such a cool mechanism, and I never would have figured it out on my own!

 

[DaveMatthews]

Wow, thank you so very much! That is such a cool mechanism, and I never would have figured it out on my own!

Had me stumped too mate! It's an awesome system, but most certainly NOT obvious by any means.

 

[GenXrider]

I had to deal with this same thing when I received my Yamaha CrossCore RC last fall. It had a QR code to scan for an instructional video that gave the address

which doesn't lead to any video, so I had to just figure it out on my own. It did not slip into place easily like the video. It was a very tight fit. The C-clip even came off during the whole process, but I got it back into place with a little pounding (nothing too intensive). I did just remove it part way since then, and it didn't seem as tight, so maybe it will be easier the next time I need to remove it.

 

[stompandgo]

It's a proprietary system from SR Suntour called QLoc. Once you get it adjusted properly, all it takes is 1/4 turn to get the spring to let go and the axle to come out. A little bit of light oil on the axle and mechanism helps.

 

[GenXrider]

Oil doesn't help mine. It's very stiff pulling it out, but I can get it out, just not as easy as in the video.

 

[stompandgo]

Did you clean everything well before oiling? I'm talking about a few drops of light oil.

 

[Rexlion]

So far mine hasn't been too bad (with learning curve). I found that I need to move the front end around a bit, take the weight off of it somewhat, when sliding the skewer. It usually matters most on mine when pulling it the last little way out or the first little way in. I also have to be careful to ensure that the collets are as far inward as they can be. The whole process is just kind of unforgiving.

My headset got really loose after less than a hundred miles. Tried to tighten, no go, it was pretty much at the top of its adjustment. I had to get a couple of 5mm shims into it. The bike must have been assembled on a Monday or a Friday!

 

[stompandgo]

Keep an eye on that headset. If it keeps loosening up, either the star nut or expansion nut is slipping.

 

[Rexlion]

Keep an eye on that headset. If it keeps loosening up, either the star nut or expansion nut is slipping.

Thanks, I will. Should be able to tell within the next 50 or 100 miles.