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Summary of Contents for CSC COBRA

  • Page 1 Owners Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents: 1. Cobra Maintenance Schedule 2. Belt Drive Maintenance Schedule 3. Brake Pad Replacement 4. Replacement of GFX & Reverse Bulbs 5. R & R Wheel Bearing 6. Half shaft Boot Maintenance 7. 2010 to current R & R Half shaft 8.
  • Page 3: Cobra Maintenance Schedule

    Maintenance Schedule: COBRA Frequency Daily 3,000 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 24,000 Item Brake Pads and Rotors Half Shaft Boots Gear Box Oil Wheel Bearings Rear End Oil Wheels and Tires All Lighting Tire Pressure Brake fluid PWR TRAK Head Bearings I: Inspect and clean, adjust, lubricate, and/or replace if necessary.
  • Page 4: Belt Drive Maintenance Schedule

    Maintenance Schedule: BELT DRIVE Frequency (miles) Daily Item Belts Brake Pads and Rotors Half Shaft Boots Wheel Bearings Wheels and Tires All Lighting Tire Pressure Brake fluid I: Inspect: clean, lubricate, and/or replace as necessary. R: Replace L: Lubricate with Silicone Spray T: Tension NOTE: [1] Minimum pad thickness is 0.04 inches (1.02mm)
  • Page 5: Brake Pad Replacement

    Brake Pad Replacement 1. Raise the rear end off the ground and properly support it in a stable position. 2. Remove the rear wheels. 3. Do not remove calipers from brackets. 4. Remove cotter key from brake pad pins. 5. Remove the pins by sliding them out from the backside.
  • Page 6: Replacement Of Gfx & Reverse Bulbs

    Replacement of GFX & Reverse Bulbs 1. Locate rubber socket cover over backside of reverse/ground effects bulb housing. Remove by pulling it off. 2. Locate the #2 Philips head screws in the center of the housing and remove screw. Remove with black ground wire. 3.
  • Page 7: R&R Wheel Bearing

    R&R Wheel Bearing Removal of Wheel Bearing: 1. Place the trike on the center stand on a suitable lift. 2. Remove the five lug nuts and the wheel assembly. 3. Remove the two 3/8 – 24 x 1 HHCS and the brake caliper.
  • Page 8 5. Slide the male splines into the wheel bearing. 6. Replace the lower a-arm and roll pin w/safety clip. 7. Lubricate the threads on the half shaft with loctite and tighten the half shaft nut. Torque to 200 ft/lbs. 8. Reinstall the brake rotor. 9.
  • Page 9: Half Shaft Boot Maintenance

    Half shaft Boot Maintenance 1. Clean and inspect each boot for tears and cracks. 2. Make sure that all boot clamps are secure. 3. Inspect for any rubbing from exhaust pipe or from any suspension components. 4. Using silicone spray. Spray a liberal amount onto all boots to keep the rubber material soft and supple.
  • Page 10: To Current R & R Half Shaft

    2010 to current R&R Half shaft Removal of the half shaft: 1. Place the trike onto the center stand on a suitable lift. 2. Remove the rear wheel. 3. Remove the half shaft nut from the wheel bearing. 4. Remove safety clip from bottom of upright. 5.
  • Page 11 7. Remove the bike from the lift. Torque Specifications: 1. Lug nuts 70 ft.- lbs. 2. Axle nut 200 ft.- lbs.
  • Page 12: Prior To 2010 R&R Half Shaft

    Prior to 2010 R&R Half shaft Removal of the half shaft: 1. Place the trike onto the center stand on a suitable lift. 2. Remove the rear wheel. 3. Remove the half shaft nut from the wheel bearing. 4. Remove the 1/2 – 20 nyloc nut from the bottom of the upright.
  • Page 13 4. Replace the lower a-arm spacer, lower a-arm rod end, lower a-arm spacer and upright plate. 5. Using loctite 262 replace the four ¼ - 20 x ½ SHCS and tighten. 6. Replace the ½ - 20 nyloc nut and tighten. 7.
  • Page 14: To Current C.v. Boot Replacement

    2010 to current C.V. Boot Replacement Removal of the half shaft: 1. Raise the rear end off the ground and properly support it in a stable position. 2. Remove the rear wheel. 3. Remove the half shaft nut from the wheel bearing. 4.
  • Page 15 7. There is one method of retaining the tripod joint onto the shaft. A snap ring on top of the tripod joint. 8. Remove the snap ring from the shaft and press the tripod joint from the shaft noting the top of the tripod joint.
  • Page 16 distortion in the boot is evident. Fold the band over the clamp and tap the two tabs over the band until completely crimped. Cut the excess band off. 10. Type-A: This shaft has a longer C.V. boot spacing, slide the small end of the boot into the groove of the shaft and clamp as in step 16.
  • Page 17: Fully Adjustable Shock

    FULLY ADJUSTABLE SHOCK Screw Screw With one finger, turn clockwise until you feel tension. Loosen set screw and rotate knob counter clockwise to 9:00 o’clock. Retighten set screws and there will be tension at the start of 9:00 o’clock.
  • Page 18: Park Brake Adjustment

    ADJUSTMENT RAKE SINGLE ALIPER 1. With brake handle down, adjust caliper lever on both sides, with square head bolt so brake pads barely free-float on the brake rotor. Secure with lock nut. 2. Test brake calipers and handle to ensure proper function.
  • Page 19: Belt Drive Brake Bleeding

    Belt drive trikes Brake bleeding procedure: NOTE: if ABS equipped DO NOT use a vacuum bleeder hand bleed only. 1. Using a vacuum bleeder, follow this procedure carefully. a. Standard Brake Caliper i. Using correct brake fluid, fill Rear Brake Master Cylinder Reservoir.
  • Page 20: Cobra Brake Bleeding

    Cobra trike Brake bleeding procedure: 1. Using a vacuum bleeder, follow this procedure carefully. a. Left front upper bleed valve. b. Right front lower bleed valve. c. Rear caliper rear bleed valves. d. Anti-dive bleed valve. e. Rear caliper front bleed valves.
  • Page 21: R&R Inline Driveshaft

    R&R Inline Driveshaft 1. Place trike on center stand. 2. Remove rear wheels. 3. Remove the 4 collar stop bolts and remove collar stop. 4. Remove the 3 bolts from the intermediate shaft. 5. Take a pry bar between the intermediate shaft and rubber coupler and apply pressure to compress the shaft away from rubber coupler.
  • Page 22: Driveshaft Installation

    Driveshaft Installation Lubricate the output shaft splines. WARNING: Do not clamp the drive shaft in a vise without a set of rubber or urethane soft jaws. 1. Pack the Rzeppa cross groove joint on the drive shaft with the provided grease until flush with both sides.
  • Page 23 Note: Re-torque the six 5/16–18 x 1 ¾ SHCS after the first 100 miles. 11. Make sure the front surface of the yoke is in full contact with the output shaft flange and the Rzeppa cross groove joint boot is secured BELOW THE FIRST retaining groove on the driveshaft.
  • Page 24: Rear-End Oil Change

    Rear-end oil change 1. Place the trike onto the center stand on a suitable lift. 2. Remove left rear wheel and support trike. 3. Drain rear-end oil from both gear case & differential see diagram for drain plug locations. 4. Remove both the check level and the fill plug on gear case 5.
  • Page 26: Light Bar Led Replacement

    Light bar LED Replacement 1. Remove light bar from rear of body. Lay len’s side down on a soft area not to scratch the light bar. 2. Remove silicone from around the led light backer’s w/led strips as one piece leaving the len’s intact with light bar.
  • Page 27: Trike In Tow Diagram

    Notice to all owners. If you plan on trailering your trike, please use this diagram for proper tie down procedure. Failure to do so my result in damage to the trike shock and/or suspension components. When strapping down your trike please hook your tie downs on the inside of your lower control arms.

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