Well it took me all day but the wheel is finally back on
So in order to save time and space here is an outline of how the takeout/install went:
-jacked up bike
-took wheel out, piece of cake
-spray painted wheel and sprocket black
-got tire put on
-went to put tire on
-WTF WHERE'S THE JACKS?!?!
-bike is on paint cans...had to take the jacks off in order to drive cars to Dollywood
-put bike back on jacks
-put wheel on..wait no jacks are in the way
-move jacks
-next hour or two consists of sighing and inaudible cussing and finally getting the chain around the sprocket and the wheel in place
-caliper wont fit rotor
-i get the bright idea to press the brake lever, brake locks up
-go to store to get more brake fluid
-drain all old brake fluid, pry calipers open, replace brake fluid with fresh
-finally get calipers to fit rotor
-regrease all necessary components
-put axle in, tighten everything up, and admire what took all day to do
So after that I take it for a ride and find the the chain is too tight. Go to loosen it and the left side of the axle wont budge
So I loosen a bolt that looks like its welded into place an the axle finally moves. I get it aligned perfectly and tighten everything up and park it for a couple of pics.
New paint on wheel and sprocket (you may not be able to tell but trust me, its new paint
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A little dark
One thing I've noticed is that the bike handles ALOT better than it did and feels alot smoother now that the new tire is on. It's amazing what a difference a new tire can make.