Stallion Wheel Bearings/Hubs

[gctrikeguy]

I am in the process within the first 26,000 miles on the Stallion of replacing for the fourth time the front wheel bearings and/or hubs. I learned from TMS today that a special tool is required and only available at the factory to separate the steel hub from the aluminum hub to replace the inner bearing as well as to perform normal maintenance, like repacking the bearings. I am having an authorized Motortrike shop do the latest work and he showed me that the inner right bearing/race appears to have spun in the aluminum. The small inner seal on the right was in shreds and the outer bearing, again only on the right side, showed signs of damage. The last time the bike was worked on was in May of 2013 and conducted at the factory where they replaced the down tubes along with several other parts, including, as I understand, the front bearings and seals.

I was wondering if anyone else was having recurring problems with the front bearing(s), seals and/or hubs?

Thank you for your assistance.

 

[Gorilla]

I was able to get enough grease in the inner bearings without having them removed. It takes some work to press the grease into the bearing but it can be done. The outer bearings can be serviced without any problem. Next time I have ours apart I will take a better look at how the hub comes apart. I just worked around it because all I did was grease the bearings.

 

[gctrikeguy]

I worked through a Motor Trike dealer and in his conversations with Richard he was first told that it was a simple process to press the bearings out and back in. After he had it apart -- it because clear that you could not separate the steel hub from the aluminum hub. In a follow-up conversation with TMS it was indicated by the production staff that only they had the tool(s) to separate the hubs. They indicated this was not a field serviceable item.

Thanks