Trikke T5 - Page 2

5)Handlebarheightadjustmentpushpinmissingorstuckinthestempost.
Removethehandlebars.
Openclamponquickr ele aselever.
Removetheboltlocatedinthequickreleaselever.
Thereisaplasticbushingthatkeepsthehandlebarstemposttightwhenthequickreleaseclampis
engaged.This
bushingcanmakethehandlebar stempostremovalalittletou ghbecauseofthetightfit.
Aftercompletingsteps1through3,thestempostwillpullout.Justgivethestempostafewtugsand
thebushingwillcomeloose.
Onceyouhavethestempostremovedyou
shouldbeabletopushthepinbackintoplaceusingalong
stickordowel.Oncethepinisinplace,reinstallthestem,quick‐releaseandthehandlebars.
IfthealignmentpinismissingpleasecontactTrikkeTech(1‐877‐487‐4553ext200or201)fora
replacement
pin
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6)Lowerpushpindoesnotfitthroughtheholeonthefork.
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Thiscanhappenbecauseofexcesspaintorburrsintheforkalignmenthole.
Tofix,useasmallroundfileandcleantheforkhole.Oncethisisdoneyourforkshouldinstallwithno
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issue.
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7)T67orT78armsareflaredinorout(wishboned)
ThishappensforabuseorlettingyourTrikkerollbackwards.
Measurethedistanceoftheoutsideofthedecks.Thisdistanceshouldmeasure23inchesaprt,+/‐1
inch.Ifthedistanceisfurtherorcloserthan23
inches,youcanpushthearmsinorpullthemapart
dependingonthecorrectionneeded.Youcandothisafewtimesbeforeyoumavemajorproblem
(becauseT67,T78aresteel).RememberridingbackwardsvoidsthewarrantyonTrikkevehicle.
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8)Wheeldoesnotspinfreely
Removethe
wheel.
Placeonefingeragainstthebearingononesideandkeepthisfingerstationary,withyourotherhand
placeafingeronthebearingontheothersideofthewheel.
Turningonefingerandkeepingtheotherstationarytrytomanuallyturnthebearing.Ifyoucan'tfeel
the
bearingtryingtoturnwithyourstationaryfingerremovethewheelbearings.
Checkthebearingseatfordebris.Removethedebri sifthereisanypresent.
Checkthemeasurementofthespacerbetweenthebearings,Forthe8.5tiresthisshouldmeasure
26mm.Ifitistooshortortoo
longyouwillneedtoreplacetheinnerbearingspacer.
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WheelAxlesandSpacers
MODEL YEAR
FRONT
AXLE
REAR
AXLE
AXLESPACER
BEARING
SPACER
WASHER HEX
T78 2008 71.mm 71.mm 2@13.mm 16.2mm none 5mm
T8 2008 75.mm 75.mm 2@12.0mm 26.mm
2@
2.mm
5mm