Section P1 - Royal Enfield METEOR MINOR STANDARD 1958 Workshop Maintenance Manual

1. Description of the Fairing
The "Airflow" fairing and front mudguard
are fibre glass units and therefore very light,
rigid and tough. The fairing, with the
windscreen, provides full weather protection. It
has two cubby holes and incorporates the
headlamp, speedometer, ammeter and lighting
switch.
On the rare occasions that it may be
necessary to remove the mudguard and fairing
from the machine, it will be found to present no
difficulty if the following sequence is adopted:
2. Removal of the windscreen
Remove the two screws which attach the
number plate to the fairing. Removal of the
number plate will expose a screw in the centre
of the fairing which may now be taken out,
together with the screws at each corner of the
screen. The screen and metal back plate may
now be lifted clear, taking care not to lose the
five female screws with their plain steel and
rubber washers.
3. Removal of the Headlamp
Take out the small screw from the underside
of the headlamp rim. Raise the rim to clear its
spigot plate from the slot in the lamp body shell
and remove. Next take off the rubber ring from
the light unit. By slackening the three light unit
adjuster screws and rotating the light unit in an
anti-clockwise direction, the unit may then be
withdrawn sufficiently to disconnect the four
leads.
Should it be necessary to remove the lamp
body shell this may be done by unscrewing the
four screws spaced round its flange. This also
releases the rubber washer. Care should be taken
not to lose the four screw locking plates inside
the fairing.
4. Removal of the Headlamp
Speedometer and Ammeter
Undo the switch knob screw and remove the
knob. Unscrew the switch plate nut and remove
the switch plate. The switch body may now be
pulled out from beneath the fairing. Do not lose
the plain washer situated beneath the switch
knob.
Disconnect the speedometer drive, and, after
removing two nuts, the spring washers and the
SECTION Pl
"Airflow" Fairing
Switch,
bridge piece from the bottom of the speedometer,
it may be removed.
To remove the ammeter it is only necessary to
take off the rubber band from the body of the
ammeter, after disconnecting the leads, and press
down the small metal tabs which will be found
turned outwards. The ammeter will then pull out
from the top of the fairing.
5. Removal of the Front Wheel and Fork Legs
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.
Unscrew the plug screws in the fork head,
when the sliding fork legs, complete with springs
and spring distance tubes, can be withdrawn
from the lower ends of the main tubes.
6. Removal of the Front Mudguard
From the top of the fairing the two clamp
bolts holding the mudguard to the fork crown
can be reached. Unscrew the nuts and push out
the bolts.
On early models it is necessary to remove the
centre pin securing the guard to the bottom of
the steering stem. The mudguard may now be
withdrawn.
7. Removal of the Fairing
First take off the exhaust pipe. This is held to
one of the front engine bearer bolts and to the
pillion footrest stud at the rear.
Slacken the hose clips and remove the
attachment caps from the ends of the attachment
stud to which the lower part of the fairing is
anchored.
Unscrew the nuts and push out the stud which
secures the upper part of the fairing to the tube
extending forward from the steering head.
If required the two bottom attachment studs
may be removed.
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