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.