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Remove distance tube.
From this side of the hub, drift out the
remaining bearing, together with the peened
in washer, felt washer and pen steel washer.
67. FRONT HUB, RE-ASSEMBLING.
Pack bearings with grease.
Press single row bearing into position
followed by the distance piece (with collar
against the bearing) felt washer and locking
ring which can be tightened up.
Insert distance tube through brake side
of hub, ensuring that it is right home against
the bearing just fitted.
Press double row bearing into position.
Fit pen steel washer and felt washer.
Lightly rivet remaining washer into its
recess.
BRAKES.
68. DISMANTLING OF THE BRAKES.
Remove brake plate from the drum.
Remove brake lever return spring from
the lever.
Remove nut and washer from the cam
spindle.
Remove brake lever.
Remove cam and spindle from bush in the
brake plate.
Tap the end of the spindle lightly until
the cam is clear of the shoes.
Remove brake shoe return springs.
Remove the circlips retaining shoes to the
pivot pins.
Remove the brake shoes.
Cam spindle bush can be removed from
the plate after removing the nut holding
bush to the plate.
69. ASSEMBLY OF BRAKES.
Fit cam spindle bush to plate.
FRONT
70. MAINTENANCE.
Replenish damping oil at approximately
5,000 mile intervals.
Remove hexagon headed filler plug from
top of each fork leg. Remove drain plug
from each fork end. Allow oil to drain out
and operate the forks a time or two to eject
the last drops.
Replace drain plugs.
Refill each leg with a measured | pint of
Wakefield’s Castrolite, Single Shell or
Price’s Motorine E. Work the forks a few
times to remove any air-locks.
Replace filler plugs.
71. STEERING HEAD ADJUSTMENT.
Place a wooden block or box under the
engine cradle of sufficient height to raise the
Fit brake shoes. Smear a little oil on th?
pivot pins.
Fit ONE shoe to pivot pin.
Fit spring to the shoe fitted to the pin,
near pin.
Hold second shoe near to the one fitted
and fit the spring, stretch the spring and fit
second shoe to pivot pin.
Fit second spring to both shoes.
Fit cam spindle to plate. Hold shoes apart
with screwdriver or similar tool and allow
cam to pass the ends of the shoes.
Fit NEW circlips to pivot pins.
This is simplified if a length of rod is
obtained with the same diameter as the pivot
pin.
Fit circlip to the rod.
Place a piece of tubing over the rod.
Place rod at the end of the pivot pin. Tap
end of tube and circlip is forced on to the
pin and into the groove.
FORKS.
front wheel clear of the ground. Place
thumb of left hand on the joint between the
steering head of the frame and the fork head
clip.
Attempt to lift the forks with the right
hand. Any movement at the head races will
be readily felt.
To adjust, slacken the steering column
locking nut and the pinch bolt clamping each
leg into the fork crown.
Adjust by means of the nut situated on
the steering column below the head clip,
until all play is removed, but the forks are
still free to rotate on the head races.
Re-tighten the steering column locking
nut and the pinch bolts.
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