Section K7 - Royal Enfield 350 BULLET 1956 Workshop Maintenance Manual

ROYAL ENFIELD WORKSHOP MANUAL
1958-60 "350 Clipper" and 1958-60 Trials "Works Replica." 6-inch Brake
1. Removal from Fork
To remove the front wheel from the fork place
the machine on the centre stand with sufficient
packing (about 2 in.) beneath each side of the stand
to lift the wheel clear of the ground when tilted
back on to the rear wheel. Slacken the brake cable
adjustment and disconnect the cable from the
handlebar lever and from the operating cam lever
on the hub. Unscrew the four nuts securing the fork
leg caps and allow the wheel to drop forward out of
the front fork. Make sure that the machine stands
securely on the rear wheel and centre stand, if
necessary place a weight on the saddle or a strut
beneath the fork to ensure this.
2. Removal of Brake Cover Plate Assembly
Lock the brake "on" by pressure on the
operating lever and unscrew the cover plate nut. The
cover plate assembly can then be withdrawn from the
brake drum.
3. Removal of Brake Shoes for Replacement,
etc.
The brake shoes can be removed after detaching
the return springs. The brake linings are bonded to
the shoes and if requiring to be renewed should be
sent for servicing.
4. Removal of Brake Operating Cam
To remove the operating cam unscrew the nut,
10314, which secures the operating lever to the
splines on the cam. A sharp tap on the end of the
cam spindle will now free the lever, after which the
cam can be withdrawn from its housing. Do not try
and remove the brake shoe pivot pin; it is cast into
the brake cover plate and cannot be removed.
5. Removal of Hub Spindle and Bearings
To remove the hub spindle and bearings having
first removed the brake cover plate, unscrew the
retaining nut and remove the dust excluder from
the non-brake side of the hub. Now remove the felt
washers and the distance washer from the brake
side and hit one end of the spindle with a copper

SECTION K7

Front Wheel
With Single Brake
1959-60 "350 Bullet," 7-inch Brake
hammer or mallet, thus driving it out of the hub,
bringing one bearing with it and leaving the other
in position in the hub. Drive the bearing off the
spindle and insert the latter once more in the hub
at the end from which it was removed. Now drive
the spindle through the hub the other way, when
it will bring out the remaining bearing.
1959/1960 "350 Bullet" machines with 7 in.
brakes have no loose, pressed cover on the
nonbrake side (see Fig. 1). Where this is fitted, the
three screws holding it, and the cover plate, must
be removed before attempting bearing removal.
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