Assembling The Front Wheel

FRONT WHEEL

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ASSEMBLING THE FRONT WHEEL
1. Install:
  • Wheel bearings New
  • Oil seals New
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a. Install the new wheel bearings and oil seals in
   the reverse order of disassembly.
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CAUTION:
Do not contact the wheel bearing inner race                    c. Turn the front wheel 90° so that the “X1” mark
“1” or balls “2”. Contact should be made                          is positioned as shown.
only with the outer race “3”.                                  d. Release the front wheel.
                                                               e. When the wheel stops, put an “X2” mark at
NOTE:
                                                                  the bottom of the wheel.
Use a socket “4” that matches the diameter of
the wheel bearing outer race and oil seal.

                                                               f. Repeat steps (d) through (f) several times un-
                                                                  til all the marks come to rest at the same spot.
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                                                                  the front wheel’s heavy spot “X”.
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ADJUSTING THE FRONT WHEEL STATIC                               ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
BALANCE                                                        3. Adjust:
NOTE:                                                           • Front wheel static balance
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• After replacing the tire, wheel, or both, the front          a. Install a balancing weight “1” onto the rim ex-
  wheel static balance should be adjusted.                        actly opposite the heavy spot “X”.
• Adjust the front wheel static balance with the
                                                           NOTE:
  brake discs installed.
                                                               Start with the lightest weight.
1. Remove:
 • Balancing weight(s)
2. Find:
 • Front wheel’s heavy spot
NOTE:
Place the front wheel on a suitable balancing
stand.
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a. Spin the front wheel.
b. When the front wheel stops, put an “X1” mark
                                                               b. Turn the front wheel 90° so that the heavy
   at the bottom of the wheel.
                                                                  spot is positioned as shown.

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