Schwinn Meridian Adult 26-Inch 3-Wheel Bike - Answered Questions & Fixed issues
I too have a clicking
It could be one of many things,The first Thing I would do is check whereabouts the noise is actually coming from,ie lifting the back of the bike up with a help of a friend and spinning the wheels one at a time and after both wheels being spun rotate the pedals and see if its coming from the gear cog at the rear,Whatever is the problem the part needs to be cleaned out and a new part put back on.It may be just a cracked ball race in one of the wheel spindles.
Is there an online place to buy a back tire rim for 26 iinch Meridian trike-No luck at bike shops
try another bike shop, sounds like they don't want to deal with it. "riding on the rim" generally shouldn't affect the hub and bearings, at most the rim can be relaced. Although to have a competent wheel builder do this may end up costing more than replacing the wheel. A good mechanic should be able to use a regular 26" wheel and replace the axle with your canti-lever axle to get it to fit on the trike (I say that without looking at it, so I'm just making an assumption here).
Schwinn Meridian rear brake squeak.
The brake pads should be "toe'd" in, that is, the front part of the brake pad should touch the rim first when the brakes are applied. This should only be an adjustment of 2-3mm when you look at the pad compared to the wheel rim.
Another possibility is the age of the brake pads. As they get older, they get harder and lose their pliability. Their harder surface can cause squeaking, and poorer braking performance. You can try sanding them down with coarse sandpaper as a stop-gap, but for the relatively low cost of new ones, replacement is a much better option.
Rear axle broke in half and was replaced under warrantee.
I am not familiar with this model of bike. I guess there are two possible reasons:
1. The axle was internally weak. It may be either due to its small diameter in the centre area or faults in the metal body.
2. The load was too heavy. Depend on the weight of the rider or any additional people or goods on the bike, the total load may exceed the load limit and the axle broke.
Bike chain skipping
Bike chains are slightly different determined by amount of cogs on rear sprocket. If you havent changed the chain, adjust the tension of chain.If tension is ok-sprocket would be damaged(teeth worn,slightly rounded)but if same prob on different gear, chain tension/incorrect size chain is problem.Hope this has been helpful..
Why does the Secondary Chain keep comming of?
Any time a chain comes off it means there's slack in it or something's not tight enough. Not looking at your bike, I would have to guess that you need to loosen the bolts on the back wheels and then pull the wheel assemblies back until the chain is tight. This is probably a two person job, one to unbolt and bolt and one to apply tension. That being said, many years ago I remember bikes my friends used had a problem where if they were riding at a good speed and then stopped peddling to coast, then slightly reversed peddling, then started fast peddling again, that they would throw a chain. I think what was happening was they were creating slack in the chain by coasting, slightly reversing their peddling, then starting again. The chains were also slightly gummed up, allowing slack at this time.
Adjusting chain
I posted a question about this also, but answers are all over the place. The procedure is outlined nicely in the manual. The problem I have is that the adjustment will not hold, even after tightening the nuts to the max. Schwinn is sending me some new lock washers suggesting that is the problem. If this is your problem, you might remove a couple of the washers and look at them. Mine have very little indentations on them that grip the frame. My next attempt is going to be stripping off the paint from the frame where the washers meet the metal and use some Locktite.
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