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    Default Not the ladder bar , but the heim joint broke

    Heim joint broke on the right ladder bar, in the front. Called TMS ,sent them pictures & they said it was the heim joint . You can get the heim joint local & fix it yourself , or they would make up the whole unit , but it has to be sent to a dealer , or repair shop . Bought a 5/8 Rod End RH heim joint from ruffstuffspecialties.com for $11.00 & fixed it . I would like to thank Tomg & ODDOMAN for their tips .

    We had to fix it from the bottom & the top . You got to loosen up the plastic under the seat to get to the allen wrench head bolt that holds it in . I use a piece of 2x4 to hold up the plastic so I could reach under it .

    Hope you NEVER need this information , but if you do , it can be fixed one way or another .
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ID:	31873 Here are some more pictures , the last one , it is fixed . Feels good to be back riding , hope this helps someone, thanks , captain h
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    Nice job on the repair.
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    Good information, thanks

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    I guess TBMS is not replacing the ladder bars, when they break, with the newer style anymore. Rick
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    supply might be getting low
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    I just keep hoping mine doesn't break someday while I'm going around a curve at 70mph. It happened last year to a friend of mine while he and his wife were on their way to Sturgis. He said it was like Mr Toad's wild ride for a little while. TBMS did send him a new set of bars while he was on the road in some small town. Luckily there was a small shop there that could replace them for him. I tried to get TBMS to replace mine but they said no unless one breaks. I asked them if they need somebody to die in order to make it right. No response. If this was a car or a motorcycle, I bet there would be a recall.
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ID:	31873 Here are some more pictures , the last one , it is fixed . Feels good to be back riding , hope this helps someone, thanks , captain h
    What really sucks here is that TMS knows of the problem and they stopped making the ladder bar with the front heim joint and went to a fixed joint. You are the first one I've heard of that TMS did not replace both ladder bars for free as it is a "Safety" flaw in the design. I would contact Jeff Vey (TMS owner) and ask him why you are not being provided with the new bars.

    They replaced mine (and others) while I was in Texas back in '10 for the Texas Trike Reunion. I had gone to the factory for another issue (brake switch) which they replaced, then changed out the ladder bars. I would still try to get them to send you new ones (free) and have your local guy put them on. Shouldn't take him more than an hour to swap out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain H View Post
    Heim joint broke on the right ladder bar, in the front. Called TMS ,sent them pictures & they said it was the heim joint . You can get the heim joint local & fix it yourself , or they would make up the whole unit , but it has to be sent to a dealer , or repair shop . Bought a 5/8 Rod End RH heim joint from ruffstuffspecialties.com for $11.00 & fixed it . I would like to thank Tomg & ODDOMAN for their tips .

    We had to fix it from the bottom & the top . You got to loosen up the plastic under the seat to get to the allen wrench head bolt that holds it in . I use a piece of 2x4 to hold up the plastic so I could reach under it .

    Hope you NEVER need this information , but if you do , it can be fixed one way or another .
    Not taking sides here, and I may have read the original post wrong. But if I'm reading the post right, they said they would provide the new parts, but they would have to be sent to a shop and he ordered a new heim joint and fixed himself instead.

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