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FRONT WHEEL AND BRAKE DISC
CHAS
NOTE:
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NOTE:
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FRONT WHEEL STATIC BALANCE
ADJUSTMENT
D After replacing the tire and/or rim, the wheel
static balance should be adjusted.
D Adjust the front wheel static balance with the
brake discs installed.
1. Remove:
S Balancing weight
2. Set:
S Front wheel (on a suitable stand)
3. Find:
S Heavy spot
Procedure:
a. Spin the wheel and wait for it to rest.
b. Put an “X
1
” mark on the wheel’s bottom
spot.
c. Turn the wheel so that the “X
1
” mark is 90_
up.
d. Release the wheel and wait for it to rest. Put
an “X
2
” mark on the wheel’s bottom spot.
e. Repeat steps (b), (c) and (d) several times
until all the marks come to the same spot.
f. This spot is the wheel’s heavy spot “X”.
4. Adjust:
S Front wheel static balance
Adjusting steps:
D Install a balancing weight
1
onto the rim ex-
actly opposite to the heavy spot “X”.
Start with the smallest weight.
D Turn the wheel so that the heavy spot is 90_
up.
D Check that the heavy spot is at rest there. If
not, try another weight until the wheel is bal-
anced.
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