Maintenance Manual and Instruction Book, 16H, Big 4, 18 and ES2

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LOCATING AND RECTIFYING POSSIBLE TROUBLES.

REMBDY. Examine and wash in petrol. Do not wash in paraffin. • Make sure that cam is free in its bearing and pedal not binding on spindle due to mud. Re-adjust cable until there is some movement on handle-bar lever before clutch operates. Shorten and le-adjust.

POSSIBLE CAUSES.

TROUBLE. Inefficient Brakes. (Front or Hear)

Grease on lining. '•?-

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Tightness in mechanism.

Cable adjusted too tightly.

Slipping Clutch.

Inner cable too long. Clutch worm lever fouling gear box casing. Oil on plates (usv^ally caused by overfilling oil bath).

Dismantle clutch plates and wash in petrol.

Examine, clean and free off as necessary. *• Re-set clutch worm lever to give straight pull. Shorten inner cable and re-adjust.

Tightness in operating mechanism.

Clutch cable adjuster screwed right out, clutch worm lever not at correct angle and therefore not having a straight pull. Gearbox control rod out of adjust­ ment. Over revving especially from 1st to 2nd. Slack rear chain.

Qatch Hard to Free.

Re-set as instructed in para. 53.

Failure to Effect Gear-Changing.

Adjust as necessary.

Gear-Changing

Accompanied by Excessive Noise. Footchange Lever hard to Operate. Failure of Footchange Lever to Return to Normal Position. Steering Rolls or Wanders. Steering Poor on Comers with tendency for Machine to Lie over too much. Whistling Noise from Front Wheel. Twist Grip Closes if Released. Steering appears Tight on Comer*.

Footchange requires greasing.

Nipple on indicator retaining screw.

Broken hairpin return spring.

Remove positive mechanism cover and front plate. Examine spring, renew as required.

Loose head adjustment.

Loose fork adjustment.

Use grease gun nipple on speedo gearbox. to Screw in adjuster one or two turns.

Speedo drive gear box requires greasing. , Tension requires adjusting.

Remove anchor bracket and re-set to correct angle.

Steering damper binding, caused by bent frame anchor bracket.