Norton Commando Workshop Manual

## Routine Maintenance

# K

### SECTION K3

### MAINTENANCE TABLE

The following table lists the normal servicing operations, the section numbers affected and the servicing intervals. The service carried out after the motorcycle has completed its first 500 miles is deliberately omitted, being outside the scope of normal routine maintenance and being cavered in detail elsewhere.
|  | Section
Weekly | Check tire pressures | K15
Every two weeks | Check battery electrolyte level | K13
Every 250 miles | Check engine oil tank level | K4
Every 500 miles | Check and adjust rear chain | C41
Every 1,000 miles | Check primary chaincase oil level Oil all control cables | K8
Adjust both brakes (optional disc brake is non-adjustable) | H12/13
Check optional disc brake fluid level | K12
Examine disc brake pads for wear | H16
Every 2,500 miles | Check timing and adjust contact breaker points | C38
Clean spark plugs and set gaps | K12
Change primary chaincase oil | K7
Check clutch adjustment | C35
Check primary chain adjustment | C41
Change engine oil | K3
Relubricate and adjust rear chain | C41
Check gearbox oil level | K4
Grease rear brake pedal pivot | H13
Check Isolastic mounting for free play | F13/14

Every 5,000 miles | Change gearbox oil | K5
Change oil in forks | K9
Check and adjust camshaft chain | K16
Clean contact breaker points | C40
Lubricate contact breaker cam felt and auto advance unit | C39 & C40
Grease brake expander lever pivots (one stroke of grease gun) | H5 & H12
Check and adjust valve rocker clearances | C10
Fit new air filter element | E10
Checkand oil swinging armbushes | K10
Every 10,000 miles | Re-packwheel bearings (including the rear wheel sprocket bearing) with grease | H4 & H10
Dismantle and clean both carburetors and check for wear | E3
Adjust rear chain | C41
See Table of Recommended Lubricants

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