REPAIRS
8.1.6 BRAKES
MALFUNCTION
Low braking power.
Brakes creak.
Excessive stroke of brake lever.
Brake fluid leakage.
8.1.7 CHASSIS PART
MALFUNCTION
Hard steering.
Steering not fluid
Handlebars oscillate.
Front wheel oscillates.
Fork too soft.
Fork too rigid.
Noisy fork.
Rear wheel oscillates.
Rear suspension too soft.
Rear suspension too rigid.
Rear suspension noisy.
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SYMPTOM AND POSSIBLE CAUSES
1) Brake fluid leakage from hydraulic system.
2) Worn pads.
3) Contacts surfaces of pads dirty with oil, grease or brake fluid.
4) Worn brake disc.
5) Air in hydraulic circuit.
6) Brake disc dirty with oil, grease or brake fluid.
1) Pad contact surfaces hardened.
2) Pads installed the wrong way round.
3) Wheel bearing damaged.
4) Front or rear wheel pin loose.
5) Worn pads.
6) Foreign matters in brake fluid.
7) Return hole from brake pump clogged.
1) Air in hydraulic circuit.
2) Insufficient brake fluid.
3) Unsuitable brake fluid.
4) Brake calliper pins blocked.
1) Insufficient tightening of connection fittings.
2) Cracked pipes.
3) Piston and/or body worn.
SYMPTOM AND POSSIBLE CAUSES
1) Steering adjusting nut excessively tightened.
2) Steering bearing broken.
3) Steering axis deformed.
4) Insufficient tyre pressure.
1) Steering bearing seats or balls damaged.
1) Unbalanced adjustment of fork rods.
2) Deformed fork.
3) Front wheel pin deformed or deformed tyre.
4) Steering column metal ring slack.
1) Wheel rim deformed.
2) Front wheel bearings worn.
3) Faulty or unsuitable tyre.
4) Wheel pin nut loose.
5) Unsuitable/insufficient fork oil.
1) Springs yielded.
2) Insufficient fork oil.
1) Fork oil too viscous.
2) Too much oil in the fork.
1) Insufficient fork oil.
2) Engine connection element and shock absorber screws and nuts loose.
1) Wheel rim deformed.
2) Rear wheel bearings worn.
3) Faulty or unsuitable tyre.
4) Engine connection element silent-blocks damaged or worn.
5) Shock absorber connection (to engine) silent-blocks damaged or worn.
6) Shock absorber connection (to shock absorber) silent-blocks damaged or
worn.
7) Engine connection element and shock absorber screws and nuts loose.
8) Caliper/shock absorber support transversal oscillation.
1) Shock absorber spring yielded.
2) Adjusting device badly adjusted.
3) Oil leakage from shock absorber.
1) Adjusting device badly adjusted.
2) Shock absorber pin deformed.
3) Engine connection element deformed.
4) Engine connection element silent-blocks damaged or worn.
5) Shock absorber connection (to engine) silent-blocks damaged or worn.
6) Shock absorber connection (to shock absorber) silent-blocks damaged or
worn.
1) Engine connection element and shock absorber screws and nuts loose.
2) Engine connection element silent-blocks damaged or worn.
3) Shock absorber connection (to engine) silent-blocks damaged or worn.
4) Shock absorber connection (to shock absorber) silent-blocks damaged or
worn.
REMEDY
Repair or change.
Change.
Change pads.
Change disc.
Bleed circuit.
Clean.
Restore surfaces with sandpaper.
Install correctly.
Change.
Tighten with prescribed driving
torque.
Change.
Change brake fluid.
Disassemble and clean brake
pump.
Tighten with prescribed driving
torque.
Change.
Change piston and/or body.
Check.
Tighten with prescribed driving
torque.
Change.
Change piston and/or body.
REMEDY
Adjust.
Change.
Change.
Adjust.
Change
Adjust.
Change.
Change.
Tighten.
Change.
Change.
Change.
Tighten.
Top up or change.
Change.
Top up.
Change.
Remove excess oil.
Top up.
Tighten.
Change.
Change.
Change.
Change.
Change.
Change.
Tighten.
Unscrew the wheel fastening nut,
change the wheel position and
then tighten the wheel fastening
nut.
Change.
Adjust.
Change.
Adjust.
Change.
Change.
Change.
Change.
Change.
Tighten.
Change.
Change.
Change.