Buell S1 Lightning, Руководство по ремонту

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FRONT FORK
STEERING HEAD BEARINGS
Check steering head bearings:
● At the 500 mile (800 km) service interval.
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At every 5000 mile (8000 km) service interval thereafter.
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Lubricate every 10,000 mile (16,000 km) service interval.
1. See Figure 1-32. Lift motorcycle using FRONT WHEEL
SUPPORT STAND (Part No. B-41395) and S1 LIFT
ADAPTER (Part No. B-41686) so front wheel is off the
ground.
2. Turn front wheel to full right lock.
3. Hook a spring scale into the axle hole and pull front
wheel to center position.
It should take 3.5-5.5 lbs (1.6-2.5 kg) to pull front wheel
to center.
NOTE
Check that clutch and throttle cables do not bind when mea-
suring bearing resistance.
Lubrication
At 10,000 miles (16,000 km) and every 10,000 miles
(16,000 km) thereafter, grease the steering head bearings
with WHEEL BEARING GREASE (Part No. 99855-89).
See FORK STEM AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY in Section 2
for lubrication procedure.
ADJUSTMENT
1. Raise front wheel off floor using FRONT WHEEL SUP-
PORT STAND (Part No. B-41395) and S1 LIFT
ADAPTER (Part No. B-41686) .
2. Turn front wheel to full right lock.
3. See Figure 1-32. Hook spring scale into front axle hole.
Pull front wheel to center position. It should take 3.5-5.5
lbs (1.6-2.5 kg) to pull front wheel to center.
4. Loosen pinch screws (7) on upper and lower triple
clamps.
5. See Figure 1-33. Tighten or loosen fork stem bolt (1) to
set proper tension.
6. Recheck tension using spring scale. See Step 3.
7. Tighten triple clamp pinch screws (7) to 18-20 ft-lbs (24.4-
27.1 Nm).
Figure 1-32. Checking Steering Head Bearings
Figure 1-33. Steering Head Assembly
3.5-5.5 lbs
(1.6-2.5 kg)
5591
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1. Fork stem bolt
2. Upper triple clamp
3. Dust shield (2)
4. Roller bearing (2)
5. Bearing cup (2)
6. Lower triple clamp
7. Screw (5)
8. Steering head lock
9. Steering lock key
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