Trek 2021 E-CALIBER - Page 16

2021 E-Caliber Service Manual
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Carriage wiper seals and bushings (continued)
Remove the carriage seals
1. UsetheDelrinrodtopulloutthefrontseal.
Tip: You may need to move the rod around the car-
riagetoremovetheseal.
2. Pulloutthefoamring.Thisistheonlyfoamringinthe
carriage.
3. UsetheDelrinrodtopullouttherearseal.
If you are replacing only the seals, jump to Carriage wiper
seals and bushings (continued) section on page 17.
If you are replacing both the seals and the bushings, con-
tinue with the Replace the bushings section on page 15.
Replace the bushings
NOTICE: Donotapplygreasetothebushings.
1. Put the slide hammer with the collet attached inside
thefrontendofthecarriage.
NOTICE: Take care to engage only the bushing,
andNOTtheinteriorofthecarriage.Engagingthe
carriagecoulddamagethecarriage.
2. Thread the collet to engage the bushing lip.
Tip: Be careful not to engage the lip inside the car-
riage.Engagethebushingonly.
3. Usetheslidehammertoremovethebushing.
4. Repeatsteps1to3toremovetherearbushing.
5. Wipe the bushing bores with a clean, dry cloth to
removeanydebris.