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3. If there is looseness i nthe steering head, loosen
the crown pinch bolt and steering fitting bolt.
4. Use steering nut wrench to loosen top steering
fitting nut. The top nut serves as a lock nut.
5. Tighten the lower steering fitting nut until the
steering head is tight, but does not bind when
forks are turned.
Retighten the top steering fitting nut, steering
6.
fitting bolt and crown pinch bolt, in that order.
7.
Recheck steering adjustment to make sure
is
there
no binding when the forks are moved
from lock to lock. I f necessary, repeat adjust-
ment procedure.
G.Throttle Cable And Grip Lubrication
The throttle twist grip assembly should be greased a t
the time that the cable is lubricated since the grip
must be removed t o
cable. Two screws clamp the throttle housing t o the
handlebar. Once these two are removed, the end of
the cable can be heid high t o pour in several drops of
lubricant. With the throttle grip disassembled, coat
the inside surface of the throttle grip guide tube with
a suitable all-purpose grease to cut down friction.
H. Lubrication Of Levers, Pedals, Etc.
1. Lubricate the pivoting parts of the brake and
clutch levers with motor oil (10W30).
2. Lubricate the shaft of the brake pedal with
lithium soap grease.
ELECTRICAL
2-5
A. Contact Breaker Point Adjustment
1. Remove breaker point cover.
2. Each cylinder has a
No. 1 (left) cylinder set is marked with a "1"
on the backing plate. The No. 2 (center)
cylinder set i s marked with a "2",
3
No.
cylinder set is marked "3". The spark
plug wires are also numbered.
3.
Check contact breaker point gap (at largest
gap) with feeler gauge.
a t the end of the throttle
get
set of breaker points. The
Contact Breaker Gap:
I f necessary, adjust b y loosening securing
screws and moving the adjustable contact
point.
4. Tighten adjusting screws and recheck breaker
point gap.
B. Contact Breaker Point Maintenance
1. Apply a few drops of lightweight lubricant to
the point cam lubricators.
2. The points can be lightly sanded with fine
emery paper t o remove corrosion. Then place
a piece of clean paper between the points and
let them close. Remove the paper. Repeat
until no residue shows. The paper may be
dipped in lacquer thinner or contact point
cleaning fluid t o remove oil or sanding residue
from the point surface.
3.
Point replacement should be necessary only
when point gap exceeds maximum tolerance,
when the points become severely pitted, or if
the points become shorted or show faulty
operation. New points must be cleaned and
adjusted when installed.
C. Ignition Timing
NOTE: Point gap must beset before setting timing.
and the
1. Ignition timing is checked with a timing light
by observing the position of the stationary
pointer and the marks stamped on the gov-
ernor assembly. The governor assembly is
marked as follows:
0.3
0.4mm (.012~.016 in.)
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