D14/4
WHEELS, BRAKES AND TYRES
F8
FIG. F10.
Checking alignment
Since the front wheel cannot be adjusted in this
respect, it is the rear wheel which must be aligned to
the front wheel. This adjustment will be necessary
whenever the chain is adjusted or the wheel removed.
It is also necessary to adjust the rear brake whenever
re-alignment has been carried out.
To check the alignment of the wheels a straight
edge of timber or steel is required approximately 80"
long.
The straight-edge should be laid on blocks four to
six inches high (alternately) each side of the machine.
If the tyres are the same size and the wheels in
alignment the straight-edge will be touching the tyres
at four points on each side.
If the front tyre is of smaller section then it should
be as drawing (
B
) Fig. F10.
If the alignment is as either (
A
) or (
C
) then the rear
chain adjusters must be moved as indicated by the
arrows to correct the alignment.
Assuming that the chain adjustment is correct the
movement of the rear wheel will be made on the right-
hand side chain adjuster which should be screwed in
or out as necessary after the spindle nuts have been
slackened off.
A machine suffering accidental damage may have
wheels so out of alignment that they cannot be
corrected in this way. Frame, fork or wheel geometry
may be basically upset, in these cases a specialist
repairer can probably reset any offending assembly
using information in section "D."
TYRE REMOVAL
There are a few points about tyres which should be
thoroughly understood.
(1)
The beads have wire cores which cannot be
stretched over the rim flanges without damage.
(2)
Removal and replacement will be simpler if the
beads are pressed right down into the well of the
rim except at the point being “worked”. The well
is in the centre section.
(3)
The tyre beads will slip over the rim quicker and
damage will be avoided if the beads and the levers
are lubricated with soapy water.
Unscrew and remove the valve core to deflate the
tyre.
Some valve caps are designed for this purpose but,
if the cap is plain and a core removal tool is not
available, depress the centre of the valve and keep
"treading" the tyre to expel the air.
Press each bead off its seat into the well of the rim.
Insert the lever at the valve position, and while
levering, press the bead into the well diametrically
opposite the valve.
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