Kawasaki C7478 - Manual (Page 12)

Assembly
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• Lift the front end of the vehicle.
• Slide the straight end of the steering column through the
hole in the upper steering linkage and out through the
hole in the vehicle body.
• Insert the curved end of the steering column into the
hole in the lower steering linkage.
Steering
Column
Lower
Steering
Linkage
Upper
Steering
Linkage
Hole
Handlebar
Handlebar
Neck
Lock Nuts
• Position the handlebar upright.
• Fit the handlebar neck to the undersideof the handlebar,
with the holes in the handlebar and handlebar neck aligned.
• Insert two #10 x 1 5 /
8
" screws down through the handlebar
and handlebar neck.
• Fit a #10 lock nut onto the ends of both screws. Make sure
the rounded side of the lock nut is down.
• While holding a lock nut steady with pliers, tighten the screw
with a Phillips screwdriver. Do not over-tighten. Repeat this
procedure to tighten the other screw.
• Set the handlebar assembly aside for assembly step 14.
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Rounded
Side
Steering
Column
Hint: You may want the help of another adult to support the
steering column near the steering linkage while assembling
the handlebar to the vehicle body.
• Slide the steering bushing, narrow side down, onto the
steering column and into the neck of the vehicle body.
Steering Bushing
Steering
Column
Cap Nut
• Fit a cap nut on the curved end of the steering column.
• Support the steering column and tap the cap nut with a
hammer to secure it on the end of the steering column.
• Position the vehicle body upright.
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Top View
.437"
.437 Cap Nut