MOTO GUZZI V-7 700 Operating Handbook page 69

remove spring housings and springs.
- remove headlight bracket bottom plate.
- remove spring housings.
- from spring housing remove seal ring and
rubber ring .
- remove circlip and adjusting washer.
- remove fork cover c/w bush.
- remove bottom link bush lock ring and
extract bush .
- after undoing nut, remove bottom yoke
steering tube .
OVERHAUL OF TELESCOPIC FRONT FORK
AND STEERING
Check C/ls distance (see Fig. 99) .
FORK RODS
Check that chromium plated portion of fork rod
sliding inside bushings is without scoring or
marks. Rods must be perfectly straight and
thread must be in perfect condition.
- Rod diameter at chromium plated portion :
34.720 - 34.695 mm. (1.3669-1.3659")
Rod ~top bushing fitting clearance:
0.040 - 0.105
mm .
(.0015-.0041")
- Rod-bottom bushing fitting clea rance :
0.020 - 0.044 mm . (.0007-.0017")
TOP BUSHING
Surfaces must be without any scoring or marks.
Stroke 120 mm . (4.7244")
- li D: 34.760 - 34.800
mm.
(1.3685-1 .370")
- 0 / 0 : 40.010 - 39.971
mm .
(1.575"'.5735")
BOTTOM BUSHING
Surfaces must be without any sea rings or marks.
li D: 34.700 - 34.739
mm .
(1.3661-1.3676")
- 0 / 0 : 39.950 - 39.911
mm.
(1.5728 -1.5712").
FORK BOTTOM COVERS
Check that inner surface is perfectly smooth ,
without scorings or marks.
- I/O of cover 40.010
~
40.050
(1.5751~15767 ")
- cover-top bushing fitting clearance:
0- 0.D79 mm. (0.-.10031")
- cOller~b o1tom bushing fitting clearance:
0.099 - 0.100
mm.
(.0038-.0039")
Fig. 99
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