Place the shaft onto a V block and measure its 
eccentricity with a dial gauge. 
Service limit: When the measured value exceeds 
0.2mm, replace it. 
7.3.2.2 Wheel Shimmy Inspection 
Place the wheel onto a precise support and check its 
amplitude of shimmy.   
Rotate the wheel with your hands and read out shimmy 
amplitude.  
Service limit:   
Longitudinal: replace it when it is over 2.0mm 
Transversal: replace it when it is over 2.0mm. 
       
7.3.2.3 Front Bearing Inspection                     
Remove front shaft (1) and brake disc (12).   
Remove left sleeve (11) of front wheel. 
Remove oil seal assembly (10). 
Remove bearing (5). 
 
Inspect rolling of bearing.          
If bearing does not roll, roll smoothly or steadily, or 
bearing is worn or loosened, replace it with a new one. 
7.3.3 Bearing Replacement              
Remove front shaft, front wheel and left sleeve and middle 
sleeve (6) of front wheel. 
Remove oil seal and bearing with an oil seal remover and a 
bearing remover respectively. 
 
Note:Removed bearing shall be replaced with a new 
bearing. 
Apply some lubricating grease on the bearing at 
installation.  
And then press the bearing in with bearing installer. 
 
* Attention 
• The bearing must be pushed in parallel 
 
7.3.4 Installation  
Install the bearing in the reverse order of removal. 
 
Attentions: