Modern Vespa

hello, have heard you need all sort of tools to do this but had planned on using an allen key, a small spanner and a tyre iron, is this possible/

The first thing you'll need to do is remove the exhaust to access the rear tire.

Check out "youtube", and search, removing rear tire on an LX.

A guy does a demo of the process and a recap of all the tools you'll need.

Best of luck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqvy0XpPtqY

No. You'll need allen keys to remove the two exhasut mounting bolts. 10mm spanner/socket/wobble extension to get the exhaust header bolts off. A cable tie to lock the rear brake on. A breaker bar with a (?)24mm socket to remove the wheel nut, and a pair of needle nose pliers to remove the split pin on the nut.

Oh and you'll need a big, fat torque wrench to put it all together again. You really do need the right tools.

have done it, was a bit easier than i thought, excpt getting the exhaust back on by myself. ended up buying a basic car tool/socket set from halfords and some other bits, didnt use a torque wrench to put the wheel back on, just tightened it as hard as poss. seems ok.... thanks everyone for the advice, the haynes manual i got tells you what to do but not what tools to use!

So, I had never changed a vespa tire before and looked up the utube presentation. I was shocked to see a recommendation to use antiseize paste on the spindle. Not a good idea. Those are splines that the hub and spindle use to mate together. Antiseize is NOT robust enough. Honda make a great grease specifically designed for this. I use a BMW product called Starbaugs No. 10. My little ET4 150 is 5 years old, has had at least one tire change before I bought it; there was not a smidgen of grease on the splines. They are now properly greased. I of course use antiseize on bolts that I wish to be able to undo later, but splines need a good tacky grease that protects the splines for a long life.