Inspection &
Maintenance
20
This s€ction is
intend€d
to be a
general gulde
for
lnspeaing weaken
the fo*,
thus
rnahng it
unsale tro riJe
lho
bi;yde.
your
elec{dc Ucycle. D€teiled inslructions
lor
maintonanc€ and
r€pair
will be lound
ln
the'Ass€mbly and
Adiustn€nt'E€ction
ol Hccd.ot
lhis
manual.
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Check trequently
for
damaged
parts,
tor* alignment, and
The wheel
should
be cantend betvoen th.
lront lorks
(s.3
Figura
positloning
of all cornpoflents-
_jL
on
page
23-
).
Be stllg the axle nuts ar€ tlght.
Ke€p th€
spok€s
tight
and the
rim true
(lhe
rim
should not
wobble from slle to
slde
when
Brakac
tha
wheel ls
spktning).
Keep
the brake shoe6
adJusted
3-4
mm frorn rim. Inspect them
Th€ hL|b is soaled
against dirt and
rnoislu|€, howe\rer, it should
be
io(
wear, rephcing
wtren n*essary.
Wipe ofi any
oll or dirt
thst iffipecled
perbdically,
ospscially
alter riding
your
electric licycle in
accumulates on
rime. wabr.
To
tesl it the hub
ts
funcliontng
properly,
romo\rie
lhe lront u,tleel
and
turn lhe
axle wtlh
your
hands.
The
axl€ should
move freely,
with
Control
C.bles
very little trbtbn
or
play.
Th€
cabl€s will
stretch with use. Insp€ct
th€m r€gularly, lak,ng
DO t{OT
OPEN THE
HUB
TO REIOVE
BEARII{OS.
A
CERflFIED
up slack end
repbcing them when
wom
or damaged.
Never
BICYCLE
ilECHANIC
illrST
PERFORU
THIS
OPERATION.
allott the
cables
to
kink.
Cranl(
Bofflng
Frent
Ferk
The
crank beadng strould
also be
inspected
after riding
your
electric
Bont
or
demegod
fofts
shoukl be replaced. bicyclc
in
I
wrt,
mucldy
or
Bandy envlrfirnent
(se€
Figure;lj-
on
page
NGver
attcmfl
to rcpair
by slraightening
the
to.k.
This will only
25-
).
The spindle
Bhould tum t'lCy withor.rt
sidc
pby.
Keep t'|e