Dnepr MT10-36 - Engine and Electrical Troubleshooting

The motorcycle with correctly attached sidecar is easy to steer
and does not deviate from the desired travel direction (wear on ty-
res being redu ced to mi-nimum).
In order to make the service life of tyres
as long as possible, it is necessary to main -
tain the r equired camber angle of the mo-
torcycle and sidecar wheel's in the vertical
plane as well as the toe-in of the wheels in
the horizontal plane.
The recommended toe-in should be equal
to 10 mm over the length of the motorcycle
wheel
base. The measurement must be per-
formed
<by applying a straight-edge to the
points of tangency on the rims of the rear
wheel and s· idecar wheel (Fig. 43). The cam -
ber an gle, that is, the deviation of the motor-
cycle axis from the vertical plane , should be
set to 2 deg.
When adjusting the toe-in, slacken the
coupling bolts securing the sidecar attach-
ment bracket. By moving the bracket in or
out of the rear tube of the fra me, achieve
the r· equired toe-in, which is checked by
means of two straight bars to be applied to
the
wheels at a height of 90 to 100 mm from
the
gro und .
Fig. 43. Motorcycle
and sidecar installation
diag • ram
The required camber angle is obtained by increasing or reducing
the length of the adjustable draw rods. When installing the sidecar,
lubricate all t he hinges with grease Lithol-24.
Trouble
Engine fails to start
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Cause
Engine
No spark produced at plug
contacts;
maladjusted gap or contact
breaker points burnt;
plugs out of order;
ignition coil burnt;
capacitor punctured;
wire connections disturbed;
no cl~arance in valves;
petrol supply to carburettors
disrupted;
Remedy
Adjust the gap, clean
breaker
points;
clean, adjust the gap if
necessary, install new
plugs;
replace wit h a new one;
fit a new one;
connect the wires;
adjust the valve gaps;
a hole in petrol tapk cover clean out the hole;
cloggecl;
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