Maintenance Manual and Instruction Book, 16H, Big 4, 18 and ES2

brake plate, speedometer driving box and distance pieces. Remove ball-race locking ring from plain side of hubshell. Remove distance piece and felt washer Knock out the spindle and it will bring with it the single row bearing fitted to the plain side of the hub. Drift out the remaining bearing together with the peened in washer, the felt and pen steel washers fitted into the brake drum side of the hubshell. Separate brake drum and hubshell if necessary. 63. RE-ASSEMBLING SPRING FRAME REAR HUB. Re-assemble in reverse order. Pack bearings with grease before assembly. Ensure that long end of spindle protrudes through the brake side of the hub. 64. REAR HUB, DISMANTLING. RIGID FRAME. Remove rear wheel. (Para. 58.) Remove locking ring, felt washer and distance piece from plain side of hub. Drift out inner sleeve, it will bring with it the single row bearing. Using a suitable punch knock out the bearing in the brake side of the hub, together with the peened in washer, felt washer and pen steel washer. 65. REAR HUB, RE-ASSEMBLY. RIGID FRAME. Pack bearings with grease. Fit single row bearing to screwed side of hub. Fit inner sleeve, the long end into the single row bearing. Fit distance piece, felt washer and locking ring and tighten. Press double row bearing into position in opposite side of hub, followed by the pen steel washer, felt washer and the dished washer. Lightly rivet the dished washer into position. 66. FRONT HUB, DISMANTLING. With machine on both stands remove front wheel. (Para. 56.) Remove brake plate together with its inner and outer distance piece. Remove locking ring, felt washer and distance piece from opposite side of hub. With suitable punch knock the bearing in the brake side further into the hub, until the single row bearing drops clear. 28

above method, the brake drum is left in position. To remove the wheel complete with brake drum, remove tail piece of mudguard, rear chain, anchorage bolt holding the brake anchorage arm to the frame and ease the spindle nuts, when the wheel can be removed from the fork ends of the frame. 59. REAR WHEEL, FITTING. RIGID FRAME. When refitting the wheel, reverse the removal operations. Ensure that the spindle is hard against the chain adjusters. When refitting the chain spring link ensure that the closed end of the spring faces the direction of travel of the chain. Check rear brake. 60. REAR WHEEL, REMOVAL. SPRING FRAME. With machine on rear stand, remove rear chain and mudguard tail piece. Disconnect tail lamp lead at the brass connection. Remove brake rod adjusting nut. Discon­ nect speedometer drive. Slacken rear wheel spindle nuts and withdraw the wheel from the fork ends. 61. REAR WHEEL, REFITTING. SPRING FRAME. See that fork ends are lying reasonably parallel. Place wheel in position ensuring that the ears of the adjusting stirrup are lying flat against the sides of the fork end and that the cupped adjuster washer is located on the small shoulder at the open end of the fork end slot. Make sure that the anchor pad on the brake plate is entering the slot on the inside of the near-side fork end. Fit rear chain with the closed end of the spring connecting clip facing the direction of travel of the chain. Track up the wheel and adjust until there is f " to up and down movement midway between the sprockets. NOTE.—It is important that this condition is obtained with the weight of the machine on the rear wheel. Adjust brake rod as necessary. Recon­ nect speedometer drive. 62. DISMANTLING SPRING FRAME REAR HUB. Remove rear wheel complete. (Para. 60.) Remove spindle nuts, adjusting stirrups,