Chapter 9 Control Levers and Cables
Control Cable Maintenance
The daily preventative maintenance involves checking the
functioning, condition and fastening of the tie rods, cables and
braking action. Refer to the Maintenance Summary Schedule in
chapter 11 for lubricating and schedule.
After every 5,000 km, check the condition of the brakes, clean the
brake shoes and the active surface of the brake drums, lubricate
the hinge pins and the cams of the brake linings, the joints, the
linkage of the rear and sidecar wheel brakes, the lever axle, the
parking brake bearing, the throttle control twist grip, the lever pins
and ends of cables used in the clutch, the front brake
control, the control cables used in the clutch, the front brake and
the throttles.