How do i change rear tires of gator? axle rotates when i try to remove nut from axle.

Special Tools

• Slide Hammer
• Axle Remover

Removal Procedure

1. Raise the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle.
2. Remove the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation.
3. Remove the brake caliper. Refer to Rear Brake Caliper Replacement.
4. Remove the rear wheel speed sensor. Refer to Rear Wheel Speed Sensor Replacement.
5. Remove the rear axle housing cover and the gasket. Refer to Rear Axle Housing Cover and Gasket Replacement.
6. Remove the pinion shaft locking bolt.


7. On axles without a locking differential, remove the pinion shaft.


8. On axles with a locking differential, remove the shaft part way. Rotate the case until the pinion shaft touches the housing.


9. On axles with a locking differential, use a screwdriver, or a similar tool, in order to enter the differential case and rotate the C-lock?(1) until the C-lock aligns with the thrust block?(2).
10. Push the flange of the axle shaft?(1) toward the differential.


11. Remove the C-lock from the button end of the axle shaft.

Note: When removing the axle shaft, do not rotate the shaft. Rotating the shaft will misalign the gears. Misaligning the gears will make the installing of the axle shaft difficult.
12. Remove the axle shaft from the housing.
13. Hope this helps?

pop off the center caps from both rear tires with a flat head screwdriver, and then remove the push nut washers by bending them with a pliers and removing them (keep in mind this will ruin the existing push nuts and replacements will need to be purchase from ebay or somewhere similar) then slide the tire off of the axle and replace (do not remove the axle cause there are spacers inside the vehicle that will fall out of place)

raise and support the pickup. remove tire. remove brake caliber. remove
rotor. unbolt axle and remove. remove lock clip. remove axle lock nut
2 and 9/16. pull bearing assembly. remove and replace seal. clean up
all parts has they will prob be oily. replace lock nut (2 and 9/16) and lock
clip, from your dodge dealer. check rear end lube when all back together
has you will lose some.

Removal & Installation To Remove:

1. Before servicing the vehicle refer to the precautions at the beginning of this section
2. Loosen the lug nuts on the wheel and tire assemblies but do not remove the lug nuts
3. Raise and support the vehicle
4. Remove or disconnect the following:
   • Wheel and tire assemblies
   • Axle lubricant into a suitable container
   • Rear driveshaft
   • Parking brake cable
   • Brake calipers
   • Shock absorbers from the axle brackets
   • Vent hose from the rear axle vent fitting
   • Nuts and the washers from the U-bolts
   • U-bolts, spring plates and spacers from the axle assembly
5. Lower the axle assembly from the vehicle

To Install:

1. Place the rear axle assembly under the vehicle
2. Align the rear axle assembly with the springs then connect the spacers, spring plates and the U-bolts to the rear axle
3. Raise the rear axle assembly into position
4. Install or connect the following:
   • Washers and nuts to the U-bolts; Torque to: 59 lb-ft. (80 Nm) then, Torque to: 89 lb-ft. (120 Nm)
   • Vent hose to the rear axle vent fitting
   • Shock absorbers to the rear axle
   • Brake calipers (See: Brake Caliper)
   • Parking brake cable (See: Parking Brake Cable)
   • Rear driveshaft (See: Rear Driveshaft)
   Wheel lug nut tightening sequence
   
   
5. Fill the rear axle with lubricant
6. Bleed the brake system (See: Brake Bleeding)
7. Install the wheel and tire assemblies
8. Lower the vehicle to the ground
9. Torque lug nuts as follows:
   • Single Wheel: Torque to: 140 lb-ft. (190 Nm)
   • Dual Wheel: Torque to: 175 lb-ft. (240 Nm)
10. Road test the vehicle to check performance

1. Remove the center caps from the rear wheels
2. use a 13mm wrench on each side and loosen the bolts
3. remove the rear wheels

I'll include the obvious, since I'm not sure exactly what you need:

Front tire - 150/80-16 Dunlop D404F or Bridgestone G705, recommended inflation 36 p.s.i.

Rear tire - 150/90-15 Dunlop D404 or Bridgestone G702, recommended inflation 36 p.s.i., 41 p.s.i. with passenger or load.

The front tire can be removed (motorcycle on lift) without loosening calipers or any other parts once axle shaft has been withdrawn; after the tire has been changed and the wheel and axle shaft is back in place, torque for the axle nut is 58 ft.-lbs (78 nm) and the pinch nut is 14 ft.-lbs. (19 nm).

The rear tire requires removal of the right saddlebag and brake caliper, as well as the axle shaft. During reassembly, the torque for the axle nut is 110 ft.-lbs. (150 nm), for the pinch nut on the swing arm 17 ft.-lbs (23 nm). Bolts for the caliper should be torqued to 30 ft.-lbs. (40 nm).

It's a good idea to lubricate the drive splines in the rear wheel and the mating shaft in the final drive while the rear wheel is out.

Loosen the rear-axle nut
Rotate the chain-tensioners [on each side of the rear-axle bolt] to their minimum points.
Remove the wing-nut of the rear-brake adjuster rod.
Place the bike on a stool [under engine] or bike-jack.
Remove the chains, the nut, and washer.
Knock off the rear-axle-bolt with a rubber hammer.
[be careful the tire will drop down].
Take out the tire, and place it on a table.
Remove the brake-drum.
Reverse this procedure for installation.

I want to add additional traction to my John Deere electric Gator. I have heard that you can somehow slip a bicycle tire over the plastic tires. Has anyone done this and how do you do it?

take tire off, remove drum , hammer out old one. with nut and spacers turn nut to pull stud in hole.
If vehicle has rotor. remove tire, remove brake caliper, remove center axle nut, remove rotor. hammer out old. install new one

You'll have to remove the rear diff. cover. Remove the tires and brake drums if equipped. There is an 8mm nut holding a rod in that is in the middle of the diff. After removing the set screw, the pin will want to slide out. Position the rear diff. in a way that you can see the axles clearly and still let the pin slide out. Once you remove the pin, you don't want to rotate the diff. Push the axles in to remove the "C" clips holding the axle in and slide the axle out. The "C" clip is located at the end of the inner part of the axles.