Royal Enfield METEOR MINOR STANDARD 1958 Workshop Maintenance Manual page 54

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The cover plate assembly can then be withdrawn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the cam can be withdrawn from its housing.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
SECTION K7a
Front Wheel
With Single Brake 7-inch Brake
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.
Machines with the 7 in. brakes have no
loose, pressed cover on the non-brake side as in
Fig. 1.
Section K7a Page 1