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6. SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT
Clean the fork assembly, especially the sliding surface
of the slider pipe and dust seal.
CAUTION:
•
The outer tube can drop on the slider and damage
the fork dust seal and guide bushing when the fork
damper is removed. To avoid damage hold both
the outer tube and slider when removing the fork
cap.
NO GOOD
1 2
3
NO GOOD
(1) DUST SEAL
(2) GUIDE BUSHING
(3) SLIDER PIPE
(4) OUTER TUBE
Record the rebound damping adjuster position and
turn the adjuster screw counterclockwise until it stops.
Hold the outer tube, then remove the fork damper from
the outer tube using a special tool. Gently slide the
outer tube down onto the lower end of the slider pipe.
2
1
2
3
(1) FORK DAMPER
(2) OUTER TUBE
(3) LOCK NUT WRENCH
(4) SLIDER, LOWER END
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Pour the fork oil from the outer tube.
Pour the fork oil from the oil hole of the fork damper.
4
(1) OUTER TUBE
Drain the fork oil by turning the outer tube upside
down.
(About 12 cc of fork oil will be left in the outer tube when
it is left inverted for about 20 minutes at 20°C/68°F.)
4
(1) OUTER TUBE
(2) OIL HOLE
1
Amount of fork oil left in the fork
(within damper and spring)
minute
5
10
20
35
°C/°F
27
15.3
30/86
10.6
9.4
29.4
16.5
20/68
11.8
10.6
28.2
10/50
21.2
16.5
15.3
30.6
0/32
22.4
18.8
16.5
(cc)
0°C/32°F
35
10°C/50°F
30
25
20°C/68°F
20
15
10
5
0
0
20
40
60
80
100
Inverted time
unit: cc
55
85
145
7.9
8.3
7.9
8.2
9.4
8.2
11.8
12.9
11.8
15.3
16.5
14.1
30°C/86°F
120 140 160
(minutes)
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