Ok. Here we go..

I changed tires on my new Hot Shoe Racer. Put on some Felt Bikes Quick Bricks, very nice, very smooth.. After the tire change I found my coaster brake seizing up and not wanting to release. This sucked of course and had to be addressed. I think I moved the coaster brake arm in the dropouts after some point which I should have not moved it, overloading the bearings inside (?). Got it off the bike and disassembled it. One of the BB's inside the Motor drive side was missing/obliterated inside the hub, causing the interference. So I replaced the destroyed bearing and repacked the whole thing with fresh grease and put it back together, re-centering the axle which was off center mysteriously in the process.

NOW- I thought I had adjusted the hub cone nicely and locked it down but apparently not. After putting the bike back together and riding it for a short while in the 'hood this evening, I discovered upon parking, that the hub was super loose and jiggly. Am I retarded or is the hub prone to issues due to the strong forces exerted upon it by the motor drive system? I am thinking that I will tighten things down again here tomorrow, perhaps a bit more than I would normally especially regarding the cone pre-load, and hope for the best. If this same or similar problems re-occur, how can I best address them to prevent future reliability issues? I am basically looking for anyone's experience with servicing and care of coaster brake hubs, suggestions as to sourcing better quality coaster brake hubs, which can be built into a fresh rear wheel, etc..

All advice/feedback is very much appreciated. The bike is only on like it's 3rd tank of gas so is barely considered broken in. I definitely am impressed with the overall performance of the bike but a little underwhelmed by the quality of the hubs. Yes I do understand you can only expect so much for the dollar so I blame nobody for the quality really. Taken as a whole the bike is great and I am quite pleased, but I definitely require a higher level of performance out of the hubs..

Thanks in advance for your help!

Steve, Sorry to hear you having problems. Going 2 tight is just as bad as going 2 loose. Sometimes I have the same problem after having my hub apart. It might take several adjustments after putting it back togehter before you get it just right.
There are many replacements hub's, it all depends on how much you are willing to spend.
Here are a couple of links, one is how to rebuild your coaster hub and put it back together. Some pic's to make it a little easier. The other is the bicycle tutor video, it's not a coaster brake but it might help you out.

http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=104

http://bicycletutor.com/overhaul-wheel-bearings/

I have built two bikes with coaster brake wheels and no problems....so I don't think it's the engine.

I can say they are very touchy as to "getting them perfect".

Thanks fellas. I especially appreciate the link to the park tool site it was certainly helpful to review the innards of the coaster brake hub. Touchy is a good word for them for sure. I worked on it again a little earlier and am still not happy with my adjustment. I'm going back downstairs now to mess with it again. We'll get it for sure.

I'm definetly going to research other hub braking systems, and look into building up a new rear wheel at some point in the not too distant future with a double wall rim, and I think that would be an opportune time to build a nicer hub in for longer term durability.

Side Note- Has anyone had any luck installing Drum brakes on the Spooky Springer forks?

I'm also working on posting pics here soon.

Update:

Still having trouble dialing in this rear hub's cone adjustment, but it is getting better. I am still riding with a set of cone wrenches in my pack though, in case on the road adjustment is required. I'm a hack mechanic, but not entirely without training, as I went to school and work at a bike shop. Anyone have any more tips on these coaster brake hubs? WHat am I missing? the adjustment seems to quickly go out after tightening it down. I want to fill the entire hub up with red locktite, LOL. Yes, I know that would be catastrophic, btw..