Royal Enfield SPRING FRAME O.H.V. 250cc CLIPPER 1954 Workshop Maintenance Manual page 58

ROYAL ENFIELD WORKSHOP MANUAL
latter and withdraw the stand complete with its
bearing sleeve after disconnecting one end of
the stand spring. Note that the position of the
stand when raised is controlled by the stop on
the rear engine plate spacer, Part No. 35060.
This should be adjusted so that the stand is as
high as possible without actually hitting the
exhaust pipe.
7. Wheel Alignment
Note that it is not possible to guarantee that
the wheels are correctly aligned when the same
notch position is used on both adjuster cams. It
is therefore not sufficient to count the notches
and use the same position on both sides of the
machine. The only way to guarantee that the
wheels are in line is to check the alignment
from front wheel to back using either a straight
edge or a piece of taut string. The alignment
should be checked on both sides of the
machine and if the front and rear tyres are of
different section allowance must be made for
this.
It is usual to check the alignment of the
wheels at a point about six inches above the
ground but, if the alignment is checked also
towards the top of the wheels, it will be
possible to ascertain whether or not the frame
is twisted so as to cause one wheel to be
leaning while the other is vertical. To do this it
is always necessary to remove the mudguards
and, unless a straight edge cut away in its
centre portion is available, it will be necessary
also to remove the cylinder, toolboxes, battery,
etc., in order to allow an unbroken straight
edge or a piece of taut string to contact the
front and rear tyres.
8. Lubrication
The steering head races, swinging arm pivot
bearing and stand pivot bearing should be well
greased on assembly. The swinging arm pivot
and stand pivot are provided with grease
nipples but no nipples are provided for the
steering head as experience has shown that the
provision of nipples at this point causes trouble
through chafing and cutting of control and
lighting cables. If the steering head bearings
are well packed they will last for several years
or many thousands of miles.
Recommended greases
(Heavy), Mobilgrease (No. 4), Esso Grease,
Energrease C.3 or Shell Retinax A.
are Castrolease
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