Steering Head Bearing Check And Adjustment - Rocket Iii Touring; Check; Adjustment - Triumph Rocket III Classic Service Manual

Front Suspension
Steering Head Bearing Check and
Adjustment - Rocket III Touring
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.
Check
1. Raise and support the motorcycle so that the front
wheel is clear of the ground.
2. Move the handlebars from lock-to-Iock whilst
checking for signs of tight spots or notchiness
(bearings over-tightened).
3. Hold the lower end of the front forks and try to
move them forward and backward to check for signs
of free play in the bearings (bearings insufficiently
tightened or worn).
cook
Checking for Free Play in Steering Head
Bearings
4. Adjust as described below then lower the motorcycle
to the ground.
Adjustment.
1. Remove the seat (see page 17-1B>.
2. Disconnect the battery, negative (black) lead first.
3. Remove the windscreen (see page
17-30).
4. the instrument
1.
Instrument assembly fixings
5. Protect the top of the fuel tank from accidental
damage and position the instrument assembly clear
of the top yoke.
6. Slacken the top yoke clamp bolt.
1.
Top yoke clamp bolt
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Service Manual - Rocket Ill/ Classic / Touring