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

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

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.

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

 

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

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DNP-Epoch-Freewheel-7-Speed-11-28T-Nickel-Plated-ebike-electric-bike-rear-cog/153940187855?hash=item23d78cdacf:g:dLcAAOSwAtFexTPS

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.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000088606066.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.943d114cGUlEzn&algo_pvid=e4926e5c-d5dd-45a7-b6f2-7dfbdcad2504&algo_expid=e4926e5c-d5dd-45a7-b6f2-7dfbdcad2504-0&btsid=0b0a22a415987184929777589ef69a&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_