Dnepr MT9 - Control Mechanism Troubles

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Symptoms and foult tra ci ng
Axle hard to fit when re-
placing the rear wheel
Axle difficult to install
when r ep lacinf( the front
wherl
Knocking in t he sidecar-
to-frame a
tt ach me.nt hing es
Carbu rettor throt tle con-
tro l grip is hard to rotate
I . Int ernal splines of the
wheel hub are not ma t che d
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with external sp lin es of main
drive hub
I
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I. f'ront fork \ITongly fit-
ted (cocked) during instal·
!at ion
I. Bolts of upper tic rod-
st
rut s are worn out
2. Loose bra ckets at upper
po ints of fastening the tic
rod-
struts to the frame
3. Collet attachment at
lower roints not tigh tened
I. Axle wi ll not pass
through
I. Thrc2dPcl end of wheel
axle fail s to enter the thread
of fork end piece
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Test the f astening by
rock ing the motorcycle ,(
rest
2. Ch eck the bt·acket fas-
tening with a wrench
3. Check the collet attaclt-
ment by rocking the motor-
cycle
at rest
Control M echanism
I. Adjusting screw over-
tightened
2. Slide block seizi ng
2. Check the grip for pro-
per
rotation after lub rication.
Pull the cable sh eaths oul of
f(rip body and. by rotating
the grip an d sim ult aneously
l owering the cab le sh ea th s,
dete rmin e tile ca u se of se i zi ng
I. Turn lile wheel and, by
in se rtinf( into hub sp lin es, en·
sure that the splines arc mat-
c
hed an d the axle can casi lv
pass throug h. -
In stall the axle by rotalinf(
but not by dri ving it in
I. Place the motorcycle 0 11
a support and raise motorcyc-
le front pa rt so !hal lhc fronl
wh<> cl tof(ethcr with the fork
is li fted u p, then fit lhc wbcci
I. Rephce
the bolts
2. Ti ghten up the nuts
3. Tighten up the co ll et at-
tachment
I. Slacken
the adj u sting
screw and secure it
2. J.ubri ca tt' the slide block.
If hurd to rotate
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remove t he
grip, check it and cl ean to r e-
move dirt