Left side bottoming out

[TTNW]

Greetings!

I have a perplexing issue. My left side has a tendancy to bottom out and it's rather annoying to say the least. I've researched and have yet to really find a solution. Oh how I wish Jim was still here, may he rest in peace, but I could sure use his advice. I was looking through the installation manual and it mentioned mesuring the distance from the ground to the fender so, I did that and the left side measures 23.5 inches and the right is 24.0 inches. I'm looking to see if anyone one else had/has this issue and possible ways to rectify it. I really can't any reason why it would be the swing arm so I'm pretty sure it's in the frame somewhere. Anyway, just looking for possible ideas. I will continue to look around and will add comments here if I find a cause and/or cure.

Chuck

 

[Rmitchell55]

Chuck

Here is an installer that was a Lehman dealer that is near me. Yu can call him and he may have some info for you. It is: So Cal Trike Center, 1050 Linda Vista Dr., San Marcos, CA

1-760-744-1688.

 

[Mick]

Chuck,one of the issues Lehman never talked about but did happen to some of their subframes was cracking. They also had issues with their swingarms fracturing and cracking. I had one friend they had to take off his subframe jig it ,weld it and then reinforce it along with multiple cracks on his swingarm. He noticed that one day one side was slightly lower than the other and he called me and we went underneath her with a flashlight and found the cracks. At the time this happened Lehman was closed for the 1st time and no subframes couls be found anywhere in the U.S. After talking to a few people supposedly this was an issue that happened once in a blue moon to their trikes and was considered a non discussion issue with the factory.

 

[CrystalPistol]

It was rare, but there have been a few reported cases of cracked swing arms. It takes a beating when one rear wheel hits a serious bump suddenly, or some of those bridge and RR crossings at speed that aren't 90 degrees to travel, the angled ones. Running high air pressures will increase the chances.