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March 1, 2015 Service bulletin

Additional grease to NLGI 2 specification (Triumph recommends Castrol Grease) has been added to fill the...

Triumph technical service bulletin SMT-TN-162 for 1995-2003, 2010, 2012-2014 Triumph Thunderbird, 2010-2011 Triumph Thunderbird A1 and 2010-2011 Triumph Thunderbird Abs A1 and others.

Bulletin number
SMT-TN-162
Component
Wheels
Summary
Additional grease to NLGI 2 specification (Triumph recommends Castrol Grease) has been added to fill the gap between the seal and the needle roller bearing within the rear pulley carrier on the above models from VIN 667870. All Thunderbird Models from start of production. When the rear wheel spindle has been removed for whatever reason, check and, if necessary, add grease to fill the gap between the seal and the needle roller bearing, as shown in the illustration below.

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