Maintenance Procedure. Wheel Bearing Damage Inspection

Wheel Bearing Damage Inspection

• Using a jack and attachment, raise the front wheel off the ground (see Wheels/Tires chapter).

• Turn the handlebar all the way to the right or left.

• Inspect the roughness of the front wheel bearing by push­ing and pulling [A] the wheel.

• Spin [B] the front wheel lightly, and check for smoothly turn, roughness, binding or noise.

• If roughness, binding or noise is found, remove the front wheel and inspect the wheel bearing (see Hub Bearing Inspection in the Wheels/Tires chapter).

Spoke Tightness and Rim Runout Inspection