Check that the steering head bearings are well adjusted and move smoothly and
freely.
Replace if rough or worn. It is advisable to block up the front of the trike so
the front wheel is slightly clear of the ground when adjusting the steering
alignment.
If the trike steers left when no rider is sat on it, slacken the left spring
(counter-clockwise), by half a turn of the left screw.
If that is not enough, tighten the right screw (clockwise) by half a turn.
If that is still not enough, slacken the left screw by a further half turn and so
on until the steering is central.
Re-aligning steering that steers to the right is a mirror of the left procedure.
The screw end MUST be withing +/- 2mm of the bottom of the clevis slot when
adjustment is complete. It there is still a problem, set both screw ends flush
with the bottom of the clevis slot and start again as above.
Replace cover plates, buffers, lockplate nuts, circlips, lockplate and screws in
the reverse order to disassembly.
Aligning the steering. (after spring replacement or at any other time)
You can align the steering by adjusting the individual spring compressions. Follow
the procedure to 4(above). Ideally, the steering will be dead ahead with the ends
of both screws flush with the bottom of the clevis slots, but if the trike steers to
left or right, adjust as follows.
8.2 Brake Maintenance and Adjustment.
Brakes.
The vehicle has a front drum brake as default (but may additionally be fitted with
a front calliper for certain specifications). Rear brakes may be a disc brake or
Shimano Nexus coaster brake built into an Inter8 Hub. This unit is not
user-serviceable but should be kept clean and free of mud, sand and salt for
maximum service life.
All brakes are selected and paired to ensure balanced braking under normal
conditions, however, adverse weather conditions such as greasy road surfaces,
rain, ice and snow can greatly reduce braking performance. Take greater care in
poor conditions. The front Sturmey Archer 70mm drum brake, similarly, requires
little maintenance but is user adjustable.
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