Dnepr MT10-36 - Servicing the Wheels

at the joint with the front wheel disk, main drive casing and the
protective disk on the sidecar axle.
Servicing the Wheels
To prolong the service life of the wheels, it is essential to tigh -
te n up in due time the spokes that have lost their tension. The loo-
sening of the spokes is particularly noticeable during a running-in.
At le ast once after every 100, 300, 500, 1000, 1500 and 2500 km, it
is ne cessary to check (by tapping the spokes with a wrench or any
other m etallic , objeot) and, if necessa ry,
to
tighten up the loose spokes.
En su re that the spokes are tightly a nd
uni ,formly tensioned.
Durin g a running-in period, daily
check toge ther with the spoke tension the
play of the wheels and tighten the bear-
ings, if necessary.
The adjustment pro cedu re for the bear -
ings is as follows:
raise the wheel above the ground;
unscrew and extract the axle;
remo
ve the dust- prot ect ing washer;
insert and tighten up the axle (with-
out the washer);
slacken the be a ring a djustm ent check
nut·
ho,lding up the wheel with one hand,
screw in the nut until the bear · ings are pro-
perly ad justed (the whee l must turn
freely in the bearings, without noticeable
play). It must be born e in mind t hat the
ove r tighteni ng of the beari ngs as well as
too large a play will disturb the proper
operation of the wheels thus causi ng them
to wear out fast;
tighten up the check nut reliably, ta -
king care not to dist urb the b eari ng a d-
jus t ment;
unscrew and take out th e axle;
f
it the dust-prot ecti ng washer back in
its place, insert and s. crew up the ax le;
make sure tha t the wheel rotates
freely, with out any noti cea ble play;
low er the wheel to the ground.
T he sa me a dju stment m ay be also ca r-
F ig. 22. Mo torcycle wheel: rie d out on a removed wheel (Fig. 23) ·
1- beari ng ad ju stment nut: Subsequent ad j ustments of the wheels
2- check nut ; 3-t aper ed should be carried out >eve ry 2500 km.
ro ll er bearing
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