Assembling The Q.d. Rear Wheel; Dust Covers; Locking Nuts - Triumph SPEED TWIN 1945 Workshop Instruction Manual

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Fitting Rear Wheel (Quickly Detachable)
Sleeve Nut. Screw onto spindle sleeve and lightly tighten.
Chain. Fit the chain t o the sprocket and fit the connecting link.
Do not make any adjustments
or
tighten the wheel nut u n t i l t h e wheel is fitted.
ASSEMBLING THE Q.D. REAR WHEEL
Bearings. Press.the backing rings into the hub up to the small shoulder and press
In the outer races up t o them. Fill the hub with about an egg-cupful of grease and
place the inner roller aces in position.
Splndla Sleeve. Enter the threaded end ofthe spindle sleeve into the hub from the
b a k e drum side and press through both bearings.
Dust Coven.
The brake drum side dust cover
i s
a press fit and should be pushed
I n up t o the bearing. The dust cover on the opposite side has
a
felt washer insen
which sjould be fitted before the cover
is
pressed into the hub.
L o c k l n g Nuts. Place the small spacing washer over the threaded end of the spindle
sleeve and press
i t
Into the space between the dust cover and the spindle sleeve.
Screw one of the locknuts onto the sleeve until
a
"nip"
i s
felt, and then slacken
back a t of a turn so that the sleeve will rotate freely. Tighten the other nut up t o
It
and lock into position. Again test the rotation of the sleeve.
F I T T I N G T H E WHEEL TO T H E FRAME A N D BRAKE D R U M
H u b Rubber Seal. Fit the new rubber seal over the hub splines.
Wheel. Tilt the machine over as in dismantling and enter the wheel between the
forks. Right the machine and then locate the hub splines into the brake drum
splines.
Spindle. T o the spindle,
f i r s t
fit the collar with the cone shaped end towards the
hexagon, then the chain adjuster with the stud inwards. Fit the distance piece
between the fork and wheel and insert the spindle through the wheel; screw into
the hub sleeve.
Chaln Adjuster End Plate. Fit t o the
R.H.
adjuster stud and fork end and secure
wlth the nut.
Adjustments. Check the chain and brake adjustments, and finally the wheel
alignment. When correct, tighten the
L.H.
wheel nut and then place a bar o r spanner
t o the spindle hexagon and turn until the spindle
is
tight. Check the brake torque
stay nuts for tightness,