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REMOVAL
1. Place trike on lift.
2. Loosen lug nuts with 11/16” shallow socket.
3. Lift trike using a jack under differential carrier
housing and two safety jack stands under left
and right rear axles.
4. Remove lug nuts.
5. Remove left and right rear wheels by sliding
them out and away from body.
6. Remove brake drum.
7.
See Fig. 1
. Line up holes in axle flange with
retaining nuts and remove all (4) retaining nuts.
NOTE: Axle can be tapped from back side
of flange for removal.
7. Remove axle and backing plate from tube.
8.
See Fig. 2
. Remove and discard locking collar
using a grinder or chisel.
9. Place a bearing splitter tool under bearing,
place axle in a press and press bearing off.
REPLACEMENT
1. Install new bearing using a press.
2. Install new collar (provided with new bearing).
3. Reinstall backing plate and axle into axle tube.
4. Reinstall axle flange nuts. Torque to
44 ft. lbs.
5. Reinstall brake drums.
6. Reinstall
rear
wheels.
7. Torque lug nuts to
75 ft. lbs.
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Remove and discard
locking collar
R & R AXLE BEARING
Axle flange retaining nuts
