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AILED MAINTENANCE PR
OCEDURES
Wheel bearings and neck bearings should be inspected at each recommended inspection and maintenance
interval. Ball-style bearings are sealed and should be replaced at
10,000-mile intervals.
Unless deemed necessary to repack these bearings at more frequent intervals, all roller neck bearings
should be repacked at 10,000-mile intervals or once annually, whichever comes first. Indications of roughness of
operation or excessive “play” in bearings should be heeded by initiation of bearing replacement or repacking.
Repacking procedures should always include use of the proper lubrication medium.
If shock absorbers malfunction or leak, they should be replaced with “same as new” shock absorbers model
type, as indicated in the “American IronHorse Consumable Table.” Do not attempt to repair shock absorbers.
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