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Does anyone know ?? Rear Drive Compatibility

Another thought.....

Would it be possible that one of the reasons for your FD failure is the addition of the sidecar has placed a not-designed-for side load on the bearings due to the "no lean" cornering attitude of the rig?
 
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Would it be possible that one of the reasons for your FD failure is the addition of the sidecar has placed a not-designed-for side load on the bearings due to the "no lean" cornering attitude of the rig?


Time will tell......time will tell...….although, the previous owner told me that a local shop had replaced the BIG and needle bearings on the drive approx. two years before I purchased it. Perhaps the failure was the result of shoddy workmanship? I'll be monitoring the drive at every oil change in an attempt to have it not fail on me while on the road......but we all know that s_yt happens
 
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