MAINTENANCE
Checking and adjusting the steering cables
The steering is governed by means of cables.
After a period of use these can become stretched, which means the steering setting may have changed.
Steering is checked and adjusted as follows:
1.Remove the frame plate by loosening the two screws.
2.Ensure that the cables are properly situated under the steering cable pulleys in the frame tunnel. Check the tension of the steering cables by squeezing the cables together (at the arrows). It should be possible to squeeze the cables so that the distance between them is half the size, without using too much force.
Change the cable if it has a damaged strand causing loose threads to protrude.
3.If necessary, the cables can be stretched by first loosening the lock nut and then tightening the adjustment nut (one cable on each side of the machine).
Hold the cable with, for example, an adjustable wrench so that it does not twist. If the adjustment is only made on one side, the middle position of the steering will be affected.
Do not over tighten the cables; they should only be drawn in towards the steering collar.
Check the cable tension after you have made the adjustment as described in point 2.