Post by telcotech on Jan 7, 2014 10:18:37 GMT -6
Since I do not have shop manual for this 2013 Ice Bear Zodiac trike I need to ask anyone out there that might have the information.
When I removed the head exhaust pipe from the engine there was no gasket between the exhaust head pipe and the exhaust port of the engine. Should there be a gasket or brass "O" ring of some type, or is it metal to metal? All the bikes I have ever worked on always had a gasket or "O" ring of some type. Once the engine is back in the lower cage and the cage is reconnected to the main frame of the trike its not going to be easy to remove the exhaust head pipe to install a gasket later if there should be one.
I have noticed another small issue with these trikes. Once everything is put back together and you need to remove and clean your air filter there is no easy way to get to the filter to remove for cleaning. I'm redesigning the air intake and will be using a K&N air filter made for motorcycles and locating it in an area that will be much easier to get to when the time comes and it needs cleaning. The crankcase and transmission breather tubes will still be connected to the air intake system and no changes will be made to them. One last question, when I install the rear wheels how much torque is required to the lug nuts. The studs are much smaller then a automobile so to much torque would snap off the stud.
When I removed the head exhaust pipe from the engine there was no gasket between the exhaust head pipe and the exhaust port of the engine. Should there be a gasket or brass "O" ring of some type, or is it metal to metal? All the bikes I have ever worked on always had a gasket or "O" ring of some type. Once the engine is back in the lower cage and the cage is reconnected to the main frame of the trike its not going to be easy to remove the exhaust head pipe to install a gasket later if there should be one.
I have noticed another small issue with these trikes. Once everything is put back together and you need to remove and clean your air filter there is no easy way to get to the filter to remove for cleaning. I'm redesigning the air intake and will be using a K&N air filter made for motorcycles and locating it in an area that will be much easier to get to when the time comes and it needs cleaning. The crankcase and transmission breather tubes will still be connected to the air intake system and no changes will be made to them. One last question, when I install the rear wheels how much torque is required to the lug nuts. The studs are much smaller then a automobile so to much torque would snap off the stud.
..BAD TO THE BONE..
