Steering Handle Reassembly; Front Fork Disassembly; Front Fork Inspection; Front Fork Reassembly - Honda C50 Shop Manual

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Steering
stem
Front fork bottom
brid~e
4. FRAME
Steering head
stem nut
Fork top
bridge plate
........
Frame head
pipe
c. Reassembly
Ill Re-install the w ires, speedometer and leads on
the specified locations a nd fix in place w ith handle
fixing bolts a nd nuts.
!21 Re-install the fr ont broke cable, speedometer
cable and throttle cable.
131 Reconnect all connectors from the electrical leads
and re-install the headlight.
(Caution)
When installing the steering handle, care shall be
taken not to pinch cables a nd leads .
2. FRONT FORK
The steering stem of these models incorporate
o ball as sho wn in Fig . 4.5. It excels in ste erobility
as well as in stability for both high and low speed.
The st eering stem is welded to the front fork which
is made of pr essed steel sheet. The stem incorporates
a cone race a nd is i nstalled on the frame head pipe.
1· serves a vita l function since it is the rotating shaft
o whi ch the head pipe is the axis.
~Fig .
4-5)
a . Disa sse mb ly
e ove he steeri ng ha ndle in accorda nce with
Figure
4- 5.
seaio n 4.1 o .
Figure 4- 6. Removing fr ont fork
#6 steel balls
Figure
4- 7.
2 . e ove he headlight case.
3
Re
ove t he fron t w he el in a ccordance with
sec ion 4.4o.
ft. )
emove the fo rk to p bridge by unscrewing the
steering head stem nut and the two 8mm bo lts.
r -1 Unscrew the steeri ng head top thread by using
o hook spa nner and slide th e front fork o ut the
bottom, (Fig .
4-6)
(Caution)
W hen removing the fr ont fork co r e shall be token
not to drop and lo se th e #6 steel balls. (Fig.
4- 7)
b. Inspection
( 11 Inspect t he #6 steel ba lls fo r cracks and wear.
1 21 Inspe ct th e steering stem for b end and twist .
!31 Inspect th e ste ering bo tto m and t o p cone races
and ball races, fo r scratches, w ear and streaks.
c. Reassembly
I 1 l W ash the cone rac es, ball races and the steel
ba lls, a nd pack with new grease. Use reco m-
mended fib er grease.
(Caution)
Care shall be taken not t o ove r-torqu e the
steering stem nut so as to cause heavy st eering.