Headstock Bearing Check/Adjustment; Check; Adjustment - Triumph 2012 Tiger 800 Service Manual

Headstock Bearing Check/
Adiustment

Check

1. Raise and support the front of the motorcycle.
Before starting work, ensure the motorcycle is stabilised
and adequately supported. This will help prevent it from
falling and causing injury to the operator or damage to
the motorcycle.
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Checking Headstock Bearing Adjustment
2. Hold the lower end of the front forks as illustrated
and 'rock' with a front-to-rear motion. If free play can
be detected, the headstock

adjustment.

bearings require
SeiVice Manual Tiger 800 and Tiger 800XC
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Front Suspension
Adjustment
Always return the handlebars and risers to their original
position as noted in paragraph 1. Operating the
motorcycle with a handlebar position that is unfamiliar
may lead to loss of control or an accident.
1. Note the original position of the handlebars, and
orientation of the adjustable risers, in order that they
can be returned to the same position when the
repair operation is com plete.
2: Raise and support the front of the motorcycle.
3 .
Release the fixings securing the handlebar clamps to
the risers, detach the clamps and release the
handlebar.
4. As an assembly, raise the handle bars until clear of
the top yoke. Rest the assembly forward of the
steering stem such that access to the headstock top
n ut and the adjustment nuts is unrestricted. Ensure
the master cylinder remains in an upright position.
5. Slacken the top yoke cla mp bolts. .
If the lower yoke fixings are also slackened, the forks will
no longer support the weig ht of the motorcycle.
Do not slacken the lower yoke fixings as, in this
condition, the motorcycle could topple over causing
damage and/or risk of injury.
Care must be taken when removing the headstock top
nut, to ensure that the top nut and top yoke do not
become scratched. Protect the surfaces with a su itable
cloth or tape to prevent scratching.
6. Slacken the headstock top nut.
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