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motor plate as shown in photo 15 placing the 3

mm spacer between the tube and plate. The flat
area on the tube can be turned by a 10mm wrench.

Tighten.

Place the spring over the pivot tube. Insert the slotted

screw and replace the spacers and washers. Attach the
tensioner arm to the screw and tighten.

Finally, place the arms of the spring as shown in photo
14 so that the tensioner is below the mid-freewheel and

wants to rotate in a clockwise direction.

Step 5: Install the front chain.

1) Use the chain you removed in step 2 as the

front chain.

(read warning below)

(10) Spindle Assembly Spacer

(11) Spindle and Chain

(12) Spindle and Motor Plate Alignment

(13) Spindle Retainer

(9) Spindle Bolts Holding Spindle Re-

tainer Plate

Summary of Contents for Electric Mid-Drive

Page 1: ...1 Electric Mid Drive Installation and Assembly Instructions for Easy Racers Gold Rush Clamp On Version copyright 2008 EcoSpeed LLC http www ecospeed com docs emd10B_assy_rev1 01 Revision 1 01...

Page 2: ...2 Electric Mid Drive Components 600W 750W is slightly different...

Page 3: ...in Italics Before getting started check that all the pieces needed were included in your shipment Check the packing list included with your shipment You will also need the following tools 1 Bicycle c...

Page 4: ...ip the plate between the two lower frame tubes It should be oriented so that the chain tensioner arm is towards the front of the bike Most Gold Rush frames have a cross tab welded between the lower tw...

Page 5: ...e motor plate using the M6 x 20 mm bolt Place a flat washer under the bolt head Use other flat washers between motor plate and clamp on either side to adjust verticality as needed 2b Top Rear Clamp Se...

Page 6: ...d down 6 Place the spindle against the motor plate with the chain wrapped around the spindle sprocket photo 11 7 Align the bolt holes on the rear of the spindle assembly with the slots in the motor pl...

Page 7: ...the tensioner arm to the screw and tighten Finally place the arms of the spring as shown in photo 14 so that the tensioner is below the mid freewheel and wants to rotate in a clockwise direction Step...

Page 8: ...ends so that it ends up looking roughly like photo 16 with the chain on the smallest front ring Hint if you need any instruction in the use of common bicycle tools go to http www parktool com repair_h...

Page 9: ...the included single idler Attach the idler to the original mounting location using an M6 x 16 mm hex head bolt Place the M8 washer between the idler and frame Step 9 Install the rear chain Set the rea...

Page 10: ...rate the throt tle simultaneously which some prefer It s also possible on most bikes to switch the shifters to opposite sides to achieve simultaneous throttle and shift operation with the throttle on...

Page 11: ...skewer or bolts are fully tightened Axle bolts should be torqued to about 20 ft lbs 28 Nm Skewers should be as tight as you can comfortably make them It is possible for the motor to pull the axle righ...