User Guide

61CHAPTER THREE Inspection, Adjustment & Lubrication

To install the wheel

1. Loop the chain over the hub (not the rear cog), and slide the

hub into the dropouts.

2. Push the wheel fully forward, lift the chain onto the rear

cog, and pull the wheel back until the proper chain tension

is achieved.

3. While holding the wheel straight in the frame, maintain

chain tension and reverse the instructions for removing the

wheel, including gradual tightening of the axle nuts.

4. If necessary, re-tension the chain (with the chain tensioners,

if so equipped).

5. Re-adjust training wheels, if so equipped, and tighten the

secondary axle nuts.

6. Re-install the coaster brake arm, and tighten the brake arm

attachment bolt, if so equipped.

7. Follow the Inspection procedures in the Wheels section of

this chapter complete the installation.

8. Spin the wheel to see that it is centered and the wheel turns

freely without rubbing.

9. Make sure the brake is working properly.

Lubrication

Coaster brakes do not require additional lubrication. Follow

the recommendations in the Wheels section for lubricating hub

bearings.