Sodi SIGMA User Manual

MAN_Sigma_16_GB_00
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MAN_Sigma_16_GB_00
03/2016
Manuel d'entretien et d'utilisation
user maintenance guide
1 - General .......................................................4
1.1 - Warning ..................................................................4
1.2 - General precautions ...............................................4
1.3 - Safety instructions ..................................................4
1.3.1 - Meaning of the ags ............................................ 5
1.3.2 - Safety stickers ..................................................... 5
2 - Reception ...................................................6
2.1 - Main components ...................................................6
2.2 - Tooling for assembly and adjustment ....................7
2.3 - Maintenance products ............................................7
3 - Assembly ...................................................8
3.1 - Precautions and recommendations ........................8
3.2 - Frame stabilizers ....................................................8
3.3 - Positioning of the safety brake cable......................8
3.4 - Assembly of the fuel tank and of the overow
bottle .....................................................................8
3.5 - Assembly of the steering column and steering
wheel ..................................................................... 9
3.6 - Assembly of the seat ............................................10
3.7 - Assembly of the seat stiffeners ............................. 11
3.9 - Assembly of the bodywork.................................... 11
3.10 - Mounting the rear protections.............................13
3.11 - Mounting the rear protections DD2 .....................14
3.12 - Mounting the front brake hose (optional)............14
4 - Commissioning .......................................15
4.1 - Safety instructions to the pilots.............................15
4.2 - Pilot protection......................................................15
5 - Adjustments .............................................16
5.1 - Standard adjustments .......................................... 16
5.2 - Adjustment of front wheels ...................................18
5.2.1 - Adjustment of front tracking width ..................... 18
5.2.2 - Adjustment of front wheel height ....................... 18
5.2.3 - Adjustment of the caster ....................................19
5.2.4 - Adjustment of the camber ................................. 20
5.2.5 - Front wheel alignment ....................................... 21
5.2.6 - Adjustment of tie rods ........................................21
5.3 - Adjustment of rear wheels .................................... 22
5.3.1 - Adjustment of hubs ............................................22
5.3.2 - Position of rear axle .......................................... 22
5.3.3 - Type of axle ....................................................... 22
5.4 - Adjustment of seat ................................................ 23
5.5 - Adjustment of the brake distributor ....................... 23
5.5.1 - Standard adjustment ......................................... 23
5.5.2 - More braking power on the front brakes ........... 23
5.5.3 - More braking power on the rear brakes ............ 23
6 - Maintenance.............................................24
6.1 - Brakes - Usual maintenance ................................24
6.1.1 - Fluids and lubricants ......................................... 24
6.1.2 - Frequency of cleaning and maintenance .......... 24
6.1.3 - Replacing brake pads on the D18 4-piston
calipers (front) ................................................... 25
6.1.4 - Replacing brake pads on the D20 4-piston
calipers (rear) .................................................... 25
6.1.5 - Adjusting the gap between the pads and
the disc .............................................................. 26
6.1.6 - Replacing the brake hose ................................. 26
6.1.7 - Bleeding the front brake circuit.......................... 26
6.1.8 - Bleeding the rear brake circuit .......................... 27
6.1.9 - Bleeding the steering wheel controlled
front brake circuit............................................... 28
6.1.10 - Cleaning .......................................................... 28
6.1.11 - Tightness of the brake hose screew ................ 28
6.2 - Brakes - Workshop maintenance .........................29
6.2.1 - Replacing calliper seals / 4 piston caliper
pistons D18 (front)............................................. 29
6.2.2 - Replacing calliper seals / 4 piston caliper
pistons D20 (rear) ............................................. 30
6.2.3 - Replacing master cylinder seals and pistons 32
6.2.4 - Replacing the front master cylinder pistons ...... 33
6.3 - Tyres .....................................................................34
6.3.1 - Tyres change .....................................................34
6.3.2 - Table of the recommended tyre pressures ........ 35
6.4 - Cleaning the chassis ............................................35
6.5 - Maintenance summary .........................................36
6.5.1 - Bolting ............................................................... 36
6.5.2 - Steering ............................................................. 36
6.5.3 - Bodywork parts ................................................. 36
6.5.4 - Tyres .................................................................36
6.5.5 - Braking .............................................................. 36
7 - Trouble shooting .....................................36
7.1 - The kart will not brake ..........................................36
7.2 - The kart brakes continually .................................. 36
7.3 - The kart is hard to turn .........................................36
7.4 - The steering of the kart is not precise .................. 36
7.5 - The kart tends to go to the side ............................36
7.6 - The kart skids very much on bends ......................36
8 - Index .........................................................37
9 - Homologation ..........................................38
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Table of contents

Sodi SIGMA Specifications

General

Brand	Sodi
Model	SIGMA
Category	Automobile
Language	English