Help! How do I remove rear wheel gears

[Another newbie]

Hi, need to get at the motor drive, can see the screws but presume I need to remove the gears first. Thanks

 

[Andy-Mat]

Hi, need to get at the motor drive, can see the screws but presume I need to remove the gears first. Thanks

Several Photos, model of bike, are the minimum to start with....You will probably need a reasonable bike tool kit as well.
We do not know if you have a hub or a mid motor e-bike, yet!
OK?
Andy

 

[vfr400]

Hi, need to get at the motor drive, can see the screws but presume I need to remove the gears first. Thanks

The gears are fixed to the side-plate, so you don't have to remove them if you can get at the screws. You have to remove all nuts on the axle first, and on some motors there's a difficult to get at nut inside the gear cluster.

 

[Another newbie]

Thanks for the replies. The bike is a RooDog Chic, I have a fair selection of tools, I can see the screws but can't get the screwdriver square on the head. Hopefully the pics will help
Think it is 8 fun hub

 

[wheeliepete]

You need a freewheel tool to remove the gears, but one with a 14mm hole in the centre, most dont. The DNP one fits.

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[vfr400]

If you can't get at the screws, you have no choice but to remove the freewheel (gears) for which you need a freewheel removal tool with a big hole in it to clear the axle. Note that most don't have a big enough hole. The DNP one does and so does one of the Park tools, but I don't know the number. Maybe someone will tell us.

While you have it off, it might be an idea to change it for an 11/34 DNP freewheel, which will give much more comfortable pedalling in top gear if you find your top gear to low at the moment.

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