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Prior to 2010 R&R Half shaft
Removal of the half shaft:
1. Place the trike onto the center stand on a suitable
lift.
2. Remove the rear wheel.
3. Remove the half shaft nut from the wheel bearing.
4. Remove the 1/2 – 20 nyloc nut from the bottom of
the upright.
5. Remove the four 1/4 – 20 x 1/2 SHCS from the
upright plate.
6. Remove the upright plate, lower a-arm spacer,
lower a-arm rod end, and another lower a-arm
spacer from the upright.
7. While pulling downward on the half shaft rotate the
upright upwards and remove the half shaft from
the wheel bearing.
8. Support the upright in the upward position.
9. With the bike in gear rotate the half shaft and pull
it outwards to remove from the retaining clip.
Sometimes a few small taps from a dead blow
hammer is needed to remove the half shaft.
Installing the new half shaft:
1. Lubricate the outside of the half shaft seal area
and the splines with suitable multi-purpose grease.
2. With the clip opening pointing upwards, slide the
half shaft onto the stub shaft fully engaging the
splines.
3. Slide the male splines into the wheel bearing.
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