A.J.S. 16 Instruction Book - Single Cylinder Models
EVERY 2,000 to 5,000 MILES
(according to road conditions)
Air Filter
(If fitted) clean and re-oil filter element.
EVERY 3,000 MILES
Rear chain
In dry weather remove and soak in molten grease. (4)
Brake pedal
Inject small amount of grease. (5)
Speedometer
Inject small amount of grease into speedometer gear box, if fitted with
grease nipple. (15)
Ignition
Clean contact breaker points and re-set if necessary.
Plugs
Clean sparking plugs and re-set points as necessary. When re-fitting
reverse respective positions.
Steering head
Test steering head for up and down movement and adjust if necessary.
Bolts and nuts
Check all nuts and bolts for tightness and tighten if necessary but
beware of over-tightening.
Rockers
Check O.H.V. rocker adjustment and correct if necessary.
EVERY 5,000 MILES
Oil tank
Drain and re-fill with new oil. (16). If machine is only used for short
runs renew oil every three months instead of mileage interval.
Filters
Clean metal mesh filter in oil tank (illustration 3), and metal filter
in crankcase on twins.
Ignition
Clean and adjust as detailed in Electrical section.
Dynamo
Clean as detailed in Electrical section.
Front fork
Check each side of front fork for hydraulic fluid content and. if
necessary, top up. (12-24)
Insufficient oil content is indicated by abnormally lively action.
Carburetter
Remove carburetter float chamber side cover and clean interior.
Also detach petrol pipe banjo and clean gauze strainer.
EVERY 10,000 MILES
Magneto
and
Get a
Lucas Service Station
to dismantle, clean, lubricate and
Dynamo
generally service.
Air Filter
(If fitted) renew filter element.
SINGLE CYLINDER MODELS
SPECIAL NOTE.—It will be seen in illustration 6 that the oil pipe unions on the crank-
case are adjacent to each other. If the oil pipes are removed at the crankcase end,
great care must be taken to prevent the spanner fouling the other oil pipe union during
manipulation. Failure to take this precaution will result in a broken crankcase.
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