Norton Commando Workshop Manual

## Frame and Ancillaries

# F

15 | Fit the main head steady plate to the cylinder head, securing with three socket headed screws. Note that the centre screw secures the ground (earth) tab on the red leads.
16 | Position the two spacer tubes in the head steady plate and offer the side plates over the rubber mounting studs. Pass the two studs through the side plates and spacer tubes and secure with the washers and nuts. Lastly, fit and tighten the nuts at the rubber mountings.
17 | Pass the rocker feed pipe behind the fuel line 'T' piece and between the manifolds. The double end of the pipe fits to the right side of the rocker box. Ensure copper washers are fitted to both sides of each banjo and secure with the banjo bolts.
18 | Refit the coil cluster, (the cluster is illustrated in Fig. F6) and reconnect the contact breaker leads colour to colour.

19 | Reconnect the crankcase breather pipe at the oil tank.
20 | Reconnect the tachometer cable to the abutment at the top front of the crankcase, ensuring that the cable adaptor is fitted square upwards and that it has engaged with the drive before the cable union nut is tightened.
21 | Reconnect the clutch cable at the handiebar control and adjust the cable to give 3/16 in. to 1/4 in. (4 to 6 mm) free play.
1971 and later models
22 | Refit the centre stand with the pivot bolts passing through the engine plates, spacers and stand, inboard to outboard. Fit the nuts and tighten fully on to the spacers.

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