Removing and Replacing a rear Nuvinci Wheel on a Trike

Here's a quick video on how to remove and replace your NuVinci wheel on your trike if you get a flat.

Removing the rear wheel on a recumbent trike can be done with a 15mm wrench and some patience.

1) Rotate the NuVinci shifter so the cable is rotated towards the rear of the trike (On the Shifter, the display will show the little bike guy on the road "flat").

2) Lift the metal lever to release the first cable from the black plastic part (known as the hub interface)

3) Pull the cable lever back to unseat the cable housing from the hub.

4) Remove the other side of cable end hardware from the hub Interface:

5) Unseat the second cable housing from the hub interface and move both cables clear of the rear wheel.

DO NOT MOVE THE SHIFTER WHEN THE CABLES ARE DISCONNECTED

This can cause them to unseat from internal tracks within the shifter, possibly causing damage. Pulling on cables is OK. Twisting the shifter is not.

6) Loosen both axle nuts with a wrench (a 15mm wheel is good to keep in your trike pack), remove them by turning counterclockwise. Move the black "no turn" washers to the outside of the axle. You should not have to fully remove them, just loosen enough for the wheel to drop out.

7) Lift the wheel free of the trike. Note that the chain has been removed from the chainring.

8) Re-installing the wheel requires that you get the chain on the chainring while putting wheel back into position.

9) Rotate the plastic hub interface so that it is even with the frame and turn the axle so that the axle flats are perpendicular to the slots in the frame.

10) Slide the no turn washers onto each side of the axle, taking care to place the tab into the slot of the frame.

11) Center the wheel and screw both nuts on by hand, taking care to not "cross thread" them. Once finger tight, use the 15mm wrench to securely tighten the nuts on both sides.

12) DOUBLE CHECK THE NUTS TO BE SURE THEY ARE VERY TIGHT

13) Re-install the first cable by placing the housing in the hub interface as shown in video, and inserting the small piece of cable end hardware in the pocket closest to the small hole. Once in position, pull firmly on the other piece of cable end hardware to remove slack in the system.

14) Now seat the other cable housing, wrap the cable in the groove, and replace the other cable end hardware by inserting into the remaining pocket and flipping the lever down. This requires pulling very firmly on the cable to get it into place.

You should be ready to go. Check that everything is tight, and the shifter moves properly.

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