Page 49 - NSU Supermax Owner's Manual

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Correct Chain Adjustment
I ,Chain ~ag snug on stop

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Lower machine from- its stand and engage neutral. With o x
the machine normally loaded (1 person) and the suspen­ I: "
sion units in "W" position the sag of the chain is correct
if you can lift it at least 63/64 in. through the inspection
hole of the chain case.
Knock-out spindle nul
If adjustment is necessary, slacken the knock-out spindle
nut, the hexagon nut on the eccentric adjuster (right­
hand side), and the hexagon nut on the leftchand side. To allow for the extra load provided by a pillion pas­
The rear-wheel should then the pushed forwards or senger, change the suspension unit settings from "W"
(weich = soft) to "H" (hart = hard) by adjusting at the
backwards as required (taking care to maintain correct <
wheel alignment), until the Correct amount of chain ten­ serrated portions at the bottom of each unit
sion has been obtained. When re-tightening the nuts, see
that the eccentric discs do not slip out of position; they
should bear snugly against the anchorage at the fork
ends.

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x Position W Position H
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If a new chain ,is necessary, badly worn sprockets should
also,be renewed or the new chain will ,rapidly become
diste.fted.
Eccentric
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