Air Cleaner Cleaning; Clutch Adjustment (S50, S65); Lever Play (S50, S65); Removing Air Cleaner Cover - Honda C50 Shop Manual

6. 7 PERIODICAL ADJUST
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s ·-e right crankcase c over, pu ll out the
s.::·Qc n
a nd w ash in gasoline. (Fig. 6.20)
(Co ion)
Ins all the oil fiter screen with the narrow
opered side toward the inside and the fin
on the filter screen toward the bottom.
9 . AIR CLEANER CLEANING
An air cleaner clogged with dust restricts the free
passage of inlet air and result in power loss or drop
in acceleration, therefore , to assure proper perform-
once, periodic cleaning of the air cleaner should be
performed.
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Removal (C50, C50M, C65, C65M)
a. Loosen the cop nut on t op of the front cover
and remove the air cleaner cover, then loosen
nut on the inside and detach the air cleaner .
b . For models S50 and S65, remo ve th e air cleaner
cove r on the center right side, loosen the
screw and remove the air cleaner. (Fig. 6-21 )
2. Cleaning
c. Top the cleaner lightly to remove the dust and
then blow dry compressed air from the inside
or use a brush. (Fig. 6-22)
(Caution)
I 11 The air cleaner i s mode of paper and if torn
or damaged, replace with a new element.
121 Oil or water on the cleaner element will
render it ineffective and will cause dust to
enter the engine cy linder, resulting in in-
creased cylinder wear.
10. CLUTCH ADJUSTMENT
(550, 565)
The function of the clutch is to transmit or dis-
engage the rotary power produced by the engine
to the transmission. If the gear is engaged without
the c lutch bei ng completely disengaged, the vehicle
will start moving with a jolt or the engine will stall
out. On the other hand, if the clutch is slipping,
the speed of the motorcyc le will log in relation t o
the engine speed.
1. Lever play (550, 565)
There should be 1 to 1.5cm 10.4-0.6 inl of free
ploy in the clutch lever befo re the clutch starts
to disengage. (Fig. 6- 23)
Figure 6- 21. Removing air cleaner cover 1550, 'S65l
Stiff brush
Air cleaner
Figure 6- 22. Cleaning air cleaner element
Figure 6- 23. Clutch lever free plo t
Figure 6-24.
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