Steering Stem - Suzuki GS-1000 Service Manual

CHA SSIS
the
air pressure
setting of front fork requires
the spring
and damper settings of rear
suspension to be changed according
to the
instruction, and vice
versa.
Inspection and adjustment of
air
pressure
without disassembly of front
fork should
k
carried out after completely draining air from
the fork.
At
this time drain h e air slowly,
by
degrees. Draining the air all
at
once may
cause byhraulic fluid
a o
be mixed into the oil.
INSPECT ION
Inspect front fork spring.
Measure the free
length
of
the fork spring.
Replace it by
new one if it is less than
the
service limit.
m
Inspect
the inner
tube.
VisuaIly inspect the
sliding
surface of the
inner
tube. Replace
the
inner tube by new
one
if
any flaws
are found.
Inspect the outer tube.
Visually inspect the outer tube to
see whether
it
is
dented or damaged.
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Inspection of oil leakage.
Replace
oil seal
by new one if oil leakage is
found. Leakage is
caused
by intrusion
of
dust
or abnormal flaws
on the
inner tube.
Standard
421
m m (16.6 in.)
STEERING STEM
Service limit
416
rnm
(16.4 in.)
REMOVAL
Remove the fuel tank
(see
page 7-3).
Remove the three headlarnp retaining
screws,
draw
out
the socket connected
to the
headlarnp and remove the headlamp.
m
Remove the lead wires connected
to the
interior
of the headlamp.
a
Remove the
two
bolts
fastening
the headlamp
housing and remove the housing from
headamp bracket.
R e m o v e the
tachometer
cable and
speedometer cable
on the metes side.
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I. S~ecring
stem
head 15.
N~rt
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S I ~ ~ F s m
sf3
la.
sdr
3.
Bracket. headlamp, R H
17-
W~~
4. Rrackek
headlamp, LH t8. N a inner tube
5.
Cuthim 19.
Clamp. handlchr
uuppcr
6. Wwhcr SO. Bdr
7.
Bdl
2 1. Lofk washer
8.
R d l
12. Nu!, steering
sfem
9. Yut 23. Bearing,
upper
10.
L x k washha
24. Bearing. Iowr
P I . Warhtr 15.
Washer
12. Rolt
26.
Dust
seal.
upper
13.
Washer
27.
Cover. fwnt fork
14.
Lock
washer
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