Honda NC700 2012, Service Manual

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FRONT WHEEL/SUSPENSION/STEERING
WHEEL BEARING
Turn the inner race of each bearing with your finger.
The bearings should turn smoothly and quietly.
Also check that the outer race fits tightly in the wheel
hub.
Remove and discard the bearings if the races do not
turn smoothly, quietly, or if they fit loosely in the wheel
hub.
Replace the wheel bearings, if necessary (page 17-22).
Replace the bearings in pairs.
WHEEL BALANCE
• Carefully check balance before installing the wheel.
• The wheel balance must be checked when the tire is
remounted.
• For optimum balance, the tire balance mark [1] (light
mass point: a paint dot on the side wall) must be
located next to the valve stem [2]. Remount the tire if
necessary.
Note the rotating direction marks [1] on the tire, and
upon tire installation, always fit the tire so the marks
face the same direction.
Mount the wheel, tire and brake disc assembly on an
inspection stand.
Spin the wheel, allow it to stop, and mark the lowest
(heaviest) part of the wheel with chalk.
Do this 2 or 3 times to verify the heaviest area.
If the wheel is balanced, it will not stop consistently in
the same position.
To balance the wheel, install a new balance weight on
the lightest side of the rim, on the side opposite the
chalk marks. Add just enough weight so the wheel will
no longer stop in the same position when it is spun.
Do not add more than 60 g (2.1 oz) to the wheel.
DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLY
Loosen the front brake disc mounting bolts [1] in a
crisscross pattern in 2 or 3 steps, and remove the bolts,
pulser ring (NC700XA/XD/SA/SD) [2] and brake disc
[3].
Remove the front wheel dust seal [4] from the right
wheel hub.
[2]
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[3] [4]
NC700XA/XD/SA/SD shown: