
CHK
ADJ
CHECKING AND ADJUSTING THE STEERING HEAD
3-21
EAS00148
CHECKING AND ADJUSTING THE
STEERING HEAD
1. Stand the scooter on a level surface.
s
s
WARNING
Securely support the scooter so that there
is no danger of it falling over.
NOTE:
Place the scooter on a suitable stand so that
the front wheel is elevated.
2. Check:
• steering head
Grasp the bottom of the front fork legs and
gently rock the front fork.
Blinding/looseness
Adjust the steering
head.
3. Remove:
• front upper cowling
• front middle cowling
• legshield
4. Adjust:
• steering head
a. Remove the upper ring nut
, the lock
washer
, the center ring nut
and the
rubber washer
.
b. Loosen the lower ring nut
and then tigh-
ten it to specification with the ring nut
wrench.
c. Loosen the lower ring nut
1
/
2
turn counter-
clockwise then tighten it to specification
with a steering nut wrench.
s
s
WARNING
Do not overtighten the lower ring nut.
Lower ring nut (initial tightening
torque)
38 Nm (3.8 m • kg)
Summary of Contents for 2002 CS50
Page 1: ...2002 SERVICE MANUAL CS50 Z5RW1 AE1 ...
Page 7: ...GEN INFO 1 ...
Page 14: ...SPEC 2 ...
Page 29: ...CHK ADJ 3 ...
Page 62: ...ENG 4 ...
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Page 107: ...COOL 5 ...
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Page 116: ...CARB 6 ...
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Page 158: ...ELEC 8 ...
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