Alignment; Assembling And Installing The Fork; Drain Plugs; Steering Races - Triumph SPEED TWIN 1945 Workshop Instruction Manual

IGNMENT.INSTRUCTIONS, Fig. 41.
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form and can easily be made b y the distributor, dealer o r the
Prlva\\! 8knrr- k h a the advantage that after t h e 'front wheel has been removed,
bolt1 ili\tkll. r & non-nacelle type forks can be cheed.-
Fit
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or a straight
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diameter r o d i n position and. place the /ig on
tho
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f& -hen ds indicated i n the iflus'tratian opposite.
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avoid scratching
'ha clbi\l\~el
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cn the fork members, apply a s m w r o f grease at t h e four points.
Hold
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correct, contam w i l l be made at all four points
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E 5 e jig does not make contact at "A" o r "B",
it w i l l be necessary
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Witll I l ~ t ! ha& q p e fork t o remove the ,headlamp assembly and initrumenc top
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aifustment. Slacken off the top l u g and middle pinch bolts. If'the
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r d a . "A" this indicates that "D" is too far forward.
T o remedy,
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point "D"
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sharp b l o w with
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hide hammer and then make
a
furtlFl- tlleckw*
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t l i e
error
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"0" the application i s the same, only at
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point "(;". i9he7. ; h e adjustnlent
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satisfactory tighren che pinch bolts and make
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ASSEIIIILINC. AND I N S T A L L I N G T H E F O R K (NACELLE TYPE)
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Befort /lrrnrr..cdrg to assemble the fork, lubricate ,ill pars.
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Stanc)dr,tl
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Fir the bearing t o the stanchlotis and lock with the hydraulic
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f i i , t
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Searings for freedom of move\nent,
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D r a i n I ' ~ I I ~ ~ .
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:he drain plugs into the bottom cover tube, ensuring tightness.
Dust
E / l l ~ d e r . 3 : a new felt washer t o each dust excluder cap making sure that
the
t/dr,
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7 ~ s
washers
a r e
on either s~de of the felt.
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t,vw Tube Assembly. Assembli, the statichion t o the bottom cover
tube
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;o? bsaring. Screw on the dust excl\bder and check the movement
of the
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.*+ich should be free and smooth.
steer in^
Racer.
l i t h e steering column assembly has been dismantled, grease the
CUPS
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:rizt &, d press the balls onto them.
ar4 C~,rovn Stem and T o p Lug. Assemble the
fill
k crown stem and top lug t o
the
cr,izsa;in and tighten down the sleeve nut !!!nil the steering moves lreely
lrom
sikt/l
side wirh n o u p and down movement. Fi[ and tighten the pinch bolts
and h m ~ r parts.
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9 ; :i,e horn t o the fork crown and stern (no! TR5).
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Lower t ~ * < e l l e Covers. Assemble the lower nacelle covers and position the
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pinch
b ( . : and
but do not tighten.
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