(Vii) Inspection Of Steering System - ATV 250 Service Manual

(VII) Rubber sleeve inspection of rear wheel
fork
Check
.Rubber sleeve ¢Ù
If damaged or worn, replace it.
Refer to the 6th section "Rear shock absorber
and rear wheel fork" of chapter3.
(VIII)Inspection of steering system
1.Place the vehicle on the flat ground
2.Check:
.Clamp seat of steering vertical column and
sliding bearing on the lower end of steering
vertical column, upper &lower and front &rear
moving steering bar If the clearance is too
large, replace the sliding bearing
Refer to section"Steering system"of chapter3.
3.Check:
.Ball pin unit of steering tension rod.
Rotate the steering bar leftward and/or
rightward, then roate from left to right lightly.
If the ball pin unit ¢Ù of steering tension rod
have any vertical clearance, replace it.
Refer to section"Steering system" of chapter3.
4.Raise up the front end of the vehicle to make
the front wheel not bear any load.
5.Check :
.left/right front seat assy on front brake
position, and/or bearing 6005-2Z/bearing 6203.
When moving the wheel back and forth
horizontally, if the clearance is too large, re-
place the following components:
1)bearing 6005-2z/bearing6203
2)left/right front seat assy ¢Ù
3)split pin¢Ú
4)front fork ball connection¢Û
5)bushing assy ¢Ü
Refer to 4th section"Steering system"of
chapter3.
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