CHAS
4-64
STEERING
STEERING REMOVAL
1. Park the motorcycle on a level surface.
2. Raise the front wheel placing a suitable sup- port under the engine.
3. Remove:
•Front wheel
Refer to “FRONT WHEEL-REMOVAL”
section.
•Front fork
Refer to “FRONT FORK-REMOVAL” sec-
tion.
4. Remove:
•Front fender
•Cowling
•Handlebar
•Meter assembly
Ring nut wrench (3):
90890-01348
5. Remove:
•Steering axle nut (1)
Use the ring nut wrench (3).
WARNING
Support the motorcycle securely to prevent it
falling over.
6. Remove:
•Ring nut (upper) (1)
•Use the ring nut wrench (2)
Ring nut wrench (2):
90890-01268
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UNSTABLE STEERING
8-7
TRBL
SHTG
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Handlebar
Steering PROBABLE CAUSES•Assembled crooked or incorrectly
•Handlebar crown assembled incorrectly
•Lower bracket crooked
•Lower steering column installed incorrectly
(threaded ring nuts not tightened correctly)
•Bearing or bearing tracks damaged
Front fork
•Oil level not the same in both tubes
•Spring broken
•Front fork crooked
Tyres
•Tyre pressure incorrect for type of road
•Tyre pressure incorrect
•Tyres worn non-uniformly
Wheels
•Wheels balanced incorrectly
•Wheel deformed
•Bearing loose
•Wheel axle deformed or loose
•Wheels excessively off-centre
Frame
•Deformed
•Head tube damaged
•Ball track installed incorrectly
Rear shock absorber
•Spring yielded
•Spring preloaded
•Oil leak
Rear arm
•Bushes or bearings consumed
•Deformed or damaged
Drive chain
•Chain set incorrectly
UNSTABLE STEERING
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