Wheel Balance - MOTO GUZZI 850-T Owner's Manual

Rear wheel
To remove the rear wheel (Iig . 18) Irom the rear
drive and from the Irm 01 the flBt suspension
pr oceed as follows :
• slecken the locknut .. 6 - on Ihe drag link 01
the brake blcx:k rever;
• unscrew nut
. C.
wh ich secures the wheel
spindle to Ihe rear drive box :
• unscrew nul .A . which secure, the anchor-
Ing bracket to the brake block :
• unscrew nut .. 0 . wh ich secures the rear su-
spenl lon arm to the wheel spindle, Ihan sUde
Ihe spindle ·E· out of rear drive
bo)!,
wheel hub
and re.r suspension arm :
• shllt Ihe wheel to the lelt to Ire. Ihe driving
gear Irom the sleeve In Ihe drive box :
• le.n the motorcycle to the reft and remove
Ihe wheel.
To fe - assemble the wheel operata vlceversa :
remember to fix tha anchoring bra ke' to the
breb block.
Adju sting the spokes
Check Ihat aU spokes are Hghtened and Ihe
wheel Is not oul 01 centre by proceeding as
foHows ;
• get Ihe whee l turn and check Its centering,
II necessary acl on tha right or lell spoke. until
the wheel turns properly. This check ing has to
be carr ied oul alter the first 500 km (300 miles)
and latar on every 1500 km (900 miles) or so.
Wheel balance
To Improve stab ili ty and decrease vlbrallons al
high speeds the whee l s have to be kept balanced.
Operations are .s follows :
• alter remov ing th e wheel and checking that
an spokes are Ughten and
the whee l
centering,
suspend lIon a fork :
• spin Ihe wheel lightly several times and see
if il slOps always In various positions. thus Indl·
eating. correct balance :
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