====== Front forks ======

^ System | [[parts:steering:start|Steering]] |
^ Handbook item | 20 |
^ Sinclair part no. | C5674 323 |
^ Hoover factory no. | //not yet identified// |

<WRAP tip>This page is a starting point built from the original documents. More detail will be added.</WRAP>

===== Description =====
The single front fork carrying the front wheel and the front caliper brake. Made in Taiwan for Sinclair. Lock nut torque 40–44 Nm (Hoover inspection sheet).

===== Repairs, replacements and reproductions =====
==== Original part, then and now ====
^ Source ^ Date ^ Price ^
| ESG (Ellar Surplus Goods), Liverpool | Dec 1991 | £14.10 + VAT |
| MATCH, Rotterdam | 17 Jan 1991 | ƒ90,- excl. BTW |

===== Related parts =====
[[parts:steering:steering_bearing_set|Steering bearing set]] · [[parts:steering:steering_rod_assembly|Steering rod assembly]] · [[parts:steering:steering_bearing_carrier|Steering bearing carrier]] · [[parts:steering:steering_stem|Steering stem]] · [[parts:steering:steering_bars|Steering bars]] · [[parts:steering:steering_bar_cover|Steering bar cover]] · [[parts:steering:steering_bar_grips|Steering bar grips]]

===== Sources =====
  * [[docs:owners_handbook|Sinclair C5 Owner's Handbook]] (1985), pp. 30–32
  * [[docs:esg_price_list_1991|ESG parts and price list, December 1991]]
  * [[docs:match_price_list_1991|MATCH parts price list, January 1991]]
  * Further detail drawn from the [[docs:unofficial_service_manual|Unofficial Service Manual]], the [[docs:hoover_service_engineer_training_notes|Hoover service engineer training notes]] and the [[docs:hoover_assembly_sheets|Hoover assembly sheets]] where relevant