[ST] Re: TriumphSTDigest Re: Sprint 2002 Rear Bearing Failure - the story continues

["Bob Nixon" <bigrex@xxxxxxx>]

Harry.I've heard of this happening to others. A few questions, please:
1) do you EVER clean the rear axel assemble with a water based material vs 
hydocarbon solvents?
2) Does it rain a lot where you live and do you ride in the rain?

I have a 2000 Sprint ST with (45K miles) and have never had this or much or 
any aother serious problems.


My problems have been:
1) a broken neutral light that stayed on all the time. (five minute fix at 
the dealer)
2) A broken fuel line from a drop on the track,
3) An oil leak on the left side of the engine, letting oil get sucked into 
the air box. Fixed under warrenty.
4) wears out tires too fast (1800-5K miles) and has poor ground clearance 
that has had me remove the peg feelers and scraped the left fairing lower to 
the point it's almost completely worn  through.
5) not as stable as a VFR/ST4s in the HS sweepers.OTOH, it turns quicker on 
tight turns.

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Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 10:21 PM
Subject: TriumphSTDigest Re: Sprint 2002 Rear Bearing Failure - the story 
continues


> G'day. Harry / Sydney OZ.
>
> You may recall I posted a message Jan 26/05 - Subject " Warning Rear
> Bearing Failure, well the repairs are nearly finished and I thought it
> responsible to pass on to you the news..  Firstly, the time line:
>
> Built April 2002 - VIN; SMTTF 650XH 2144 150
> 2,000 klm Bought as a demo model Sept 2002 (no re-call mentioned )
> 10,000 klm First service - no mention of bearings / no recall received
> 16,000 klm First failure - rear wheel seized, no other damage or injury
>
> (Replaced under warranty by "company" dealer)
> 20,000 klm service Dec 2003 - rear bearing not inspected per service
> spec as " New rear bearing fitted at 16,000 klm "
> 28,500 klm Nov 2004 ( 30,000 klm service ) no mention of rear bearing.
> 29,600 klm Jan 26/05 Rear bearing seized at speed, resulting in injury
> to my girl friend and substantial damage to the bike.
>
> How this was dealt with by the "company" and their dealer I will pass
> on later - my question / problem is that NO ONE can tell me why this
> happened, or how it can be prevented from ever happening again. The
> problem can not be endemic to the model or you would all have had this
> problem ??
>
> Some questions to the many experts on the list.
> Is this recall / rear bearing problem only on the 2002 model - if yes,
> what is different in the other year models ( I want one of those other
> or newer bearings ! )
> Does anyone have any idea why this happens - and what can be done to
> prevent it happening again. Seems the "company" has no idea. I may not
> be so lucky the 3rd time !!!
> I have pics of the rear bearing that looks like it exploded, I can send
> copies if you have a fast connection - let me know if you want them.
>
> Without answers to these questions I am still having a serious
> confidence issue with this bike ("company") - as is my girlfriend who
> was injured in the incident.
>
> FYI - I have been riding for over 30 years, all sorts of bikes, have
> had many track days, etc,  and consider myself a moderate (with
> pillion) to aggressive style rider, (read I'm not a green novice) Up
> till these most recent incidents, I thought the Sprint was the best all
> rounder bike I had ridden ???
>
> I now ask that thru your collective wisdom / experience if there is
> some good explanation so I can continue riding the Sprint with
> confidence.
>
> Cheers / Harry.
> ps: rode a BMW K100 RS for 10 years previous - never had a problem ??
>
>
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