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Maintenance
PERIODICAL MAINTENANCE
Regular maintenance attention to lubrication and certain adjustments must be made to
ensure unfailing reliability and satisfactory service. This necessary attention is detailed
below and owners are strongly recommended to carefully follow these suggestions and
to make a regular practice of doing so from the first.
DAILY
Oil Reservoir Inspect oil level and top-up if necessary. Check oil circulation.
Petrol tank Check level and refill if necessary.
WEEKLY
Oil reservoir Check level and top-up if necessary.
Tyres Check pressures and inflate if necessary. Inflator under twin seat.
EVERY 500 MILES (800 KILOMETRES)
Oil reservoir Drain at first 500 miles and re-fill with new oil, and clean filters.
Ignition
Check contact breaker points. Regrease felt pad.
Gear box Drain at first 500 miles and re-fill 3 pints (1·8 litres).
Chaincase
Check level of oil when machine is standing vertically on level ground.
(See chain lubrication).
Battery Inspect each cell for level of electrolyte and top up with distilled water
if necessary. Level of electrolyte should just be over top of plates.
Beware of overfilling.
EVERY 1,000 MILES (1,600 KILOMETRES)
Oil reservoir Drain at first 1,000 miles and re-fill with new oil.
Rear chain In wet weather remove and soak in molten grease. See page 13.
Gear box Check oil level.
Small parts Smear all moving parts with engine oil and wipe off surplus.
Chaincase Drain, and re-fill, or monthly.
EVERY 2,000 to 5,000 MILES (3,200 to 8,000 KILOMETRES)
(according to road conditions)
Air filter (If fitted) clean and re-oil filter element.
EVERY 3,000 MILES (4,800 KILOMETRES)
Rear chain In dry weather remove and soak in molten grease.
Brake pedal Inject small amount of grease.
Speedometer. Inject grease into gear box if nipple is fitted.
Ignition Clean contact breaker points and re-set if necessary. Regrease felt pad.
Plug Clean sparkling plug and re-set points as necessary.
Steering head Test steering head for up and down movement and adjust if necessary.
Bolts and Nuts Check all nuts and bolts for tightness and tighten if necessary but
beware of over-tightening.
Rockers
Check O.H.V. rocker adjustment and correct if necessary.
EVERY 5,000 MILES (8,000 KILOMETRES)
Oil reservoir Drain and re-fill with new oil. If machine is only used for short runs
renew oil every three months instead of mileage interval.
Filter Clean filter in crankcase.
Ignition Clean and adjust contact points. Check gap.
Front fork Drain and re-fill with fresh oil.
Insufficient oil content is indicated by abnormally lively action.
Carburetter Remove carburetter float chamber side cover and clean interior.
Also detach petrol pipe banjo and clean gauze strainer.
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