Section K5 - Royal Enfield METEOR MINOR STANDARD 1958 Workshop Maintenance Manual

Meteor Minor De-luxe and Standard
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 off 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The cover plate assembly can then be withdrawn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,
Fitting New Linings, etc.
The brake shoes can be removed after
detaching the return springs. Brake linings are
supplied either in pairs ready drilled complete
with rivets, or ready fitted to service replacement
brake shoes. When riveting linings to shoes
secure the two centre rivets first so as to ensure
that the linings lie flat against the shoe. Standard
linings are Ferodo AM2 which are drilled to
receive cheese headed rivets.
A number of early "Crusader 250" models
were fitted with brake linings bonded to the
shoes. These should be returned for servicing
when necessary.
4. Removal of Brake Operating Cam
To remove the operating cam unscrew the nut
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cam can be withdrawn from its housing.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.

SECTION K5

Front Wheel
With Single 6 in. Brake
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 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.
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