CSCξRX3ξServiceξManualξ
www.CSCMotorcycles.comξ
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Itemξ Symptomξξ Cause VehicleξEffectξ MaintenanceξAction
Airξinξbrakeξlinesξ Reducedξbrakingξ
forceξ
Airξintrusionξintoξ
brakeξlineξ
Longerξstoppingξ
distanceξ
Bleedξbrakes
Pulsatingξbrakesξ Pulsatingξbrakeξlever Warpedξrotorξdisk Pulsations;ξlongerξ
stoppingξdistanceξ
Measureξdiskξ
runout,ξreplaceξdiskξ
rotorξ
Incorrectξ rearξ brakeξ
leverξfreeξplayξ
Brakesξappliedξtooξ
soonξorξexcessiveξ
pedalξtravelξ
Incorrectξrearξbrakeξ
leverξadjustmentξ
Inadequateξorξ
excessiveξbrakeξ
pedalξtravelξ
Adjustξrearξbrakeξ
pedalξfreeξplayξ
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PowerξTransmissionξ
ξξ
TheξRX3ξusesξaξmanually ξoperatedξwetξclutchξandξaξchainξdriveξsystem.ξ
ξ
ChainξDriveξSystemξ
ξ
Thisξsystemξconsistsξofξtheξclutch,ξtheξcountershaftξsprocket,ξtheξrearξsprocket,ξtheξrearξwheel,ξtheξdriveξ
chain,ξtheξchainξguard,ξtheξrearξaxleξadjustors,ξandξtheξcushξdrive.ξ
ξ
ChainξLubricationξ
ξ
Theξdriveξchainξshouldξbeξlubricatedξapproximatelyξeveryξ500ξmiles,ξorξmoreξoftenξifξridingξinξrainyξorξ
dustyξconditions.ξξξUseξonlyξaξqualityξwaxβbasedξorξpetroleumξbasedξmotorcycleξchainξlubricant.ξξRideξ
theξmotorcycleξforξatξleastξ15ξminutesξtoξwarmξtheξchain,ξandξapplyξtheξlubricantξimmediatelyξafterξ
stopping.ξξTakeξcareξnotξtoξsprayξlubricantξontoξtheξtireξorξtheξrearξbrake.ξξξDoξnotξuseξtheξmotorcycleξforξ
theξnextξ15ξminutesξtoξallowξtheξlubricantξtoξseepξintoξtheξchain.ξ
ξ
ChainξAdjustmentξ
ξ
Adjustingξtheξchainξonξaξmotorcycleξconsistsξofξtwoξjobs:ξξξAdjustingξchainξtensionξandξaligningξthe
ξrearξ
wheel.ξξξξ
ξ
Youξshouldξcheckξtheξchainξadjustmentξatξyourξmotorcycleβsξfirstξscheduledξmaintenanceξandξeveryξ
maintenanceξthereafter.ξξξTheξbiggestξneedξforξadjustmentξwillξmostξlikelyξoccurξatξtheξfirstξserviceξ
interval,ξbecauseξchainsξdoξmostξofξtheirξstretchingξinξtheirξfirstξseveralξhundredξmilesξofξuse.ξ
Theξfirstξstepξ
isξtoξcheckξchainξslack.ξξξ
ξ
TheξchainξshouldξhaveξbetweenξΒΎξofξanξinchξandξ1ξΒΌξinchξofξslack.ξξξMeasureξtheξchainξtensionξbyξflexingξ
theξlowerξportionξofξtheξchainξupξandξdownξonξtheξbottomξrunξ(betweenξtheξfrontξandξrearξsprockets)ξ
andξmeasuringξtheξamountξofξβplayβ
ξfromξtopξtoξbottom.ξξξCSCξrecommendsξperformingξthisξcheckξwithξ
noξriderξonξtheξbikeξandξtheξmotorcycleξonξtheξsidestand.ξξξξ
ξ
Theξmeasurementξapproachξisξshownξinξtheξphotosξbelow.ξ
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