Royal Enfield METEOR MINOR STANDARD 1958 Workshop Maintenance Manual page 49

these are provided. The switch and ammeter are
push fits into the rubber bushes in the fork head.
Disconnect the speedometer drive from the
speedometer head. Remove the two plug screws
(38968) and loosen the steering head clip bolt
and the two fork crown clamp bolts.
Now unscrew the fork main tubes from the
fork head and the steering stem locknut from the
top of the steering stem, turning each tube and
the nut a turn or two at a time. When the nut has
been removed from the steering stem and the
main tubes have been completely unscrewed
from the fork head the complete fork and wheel
with steering stem can be lifted out of the head
lug of the frame.
Section J6 Page 4
8. Lubrication
The lubrication of the fork bearings is
effected by the oil which forms the hydraulic
damping medium. All that is necessary is to keep
sufficient oil in the fork to ensure that the top
end of the bottom spring stud is never uncovered
even in the full rebound position. The level of oil
in the fork can be gauged by removing the top
plug screw and inserting a long rod about 3/8 in.
diameter. If slightly tilted this will ledge against
the nut at the upper end of the bottom spring stud
and indicate the level of oil above the stud. If the
fork is empty to start with the quantity required
is approximately 7.1/2 fluid ounces in each leg.
Recommended grades of oil are Castrolite,
Mobiloil Arctic, Essolube 20, B.P. Energol
S.A.E. 20 and Shell X-100 20/20W.