Honda CX650C 1983 Shop Manual page 228

REAR WHEEL/SUSPENSION/BRAKE
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Be sure the base is adjusted correctly for the
shock spring seat and the clevis pin is all the
Apply a locking agent to the rod threads and install
the lock nut.
Attach the shock absorber compressor, screwing in
the compressor's base adjuster nut.
Apply a locking agent to the damper rod threads
and screw the upper joint on. Hold the upper joint
in a vise and tighten the lock nut securely.
NOTE
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Check that the lock nut i s seated against the
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rod's bottom thread.
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CLEVIS PIN
Align the spring with the upper joint while releasing
the compressor.
INSTALLATION
Install the left shock absorber onto the swingarm
and tighten the lower mount bolt.
TORQUE: 30-40 M e r n
(3.0-4.8 kg-m, 22-29 e-lb)
Install the left shock absorber onto the frame and
tighten the upper mount.
TORQUE: 30-40 M*m
(3.8-4.0 kg-m, 22-29 .Fp.-lb)
Install the right shock absorber onto the frame and
the final gear case and tighten the upper and lower
mount to the same torque.
lnstall the removed parts in the reverse order of
removal.
Bate of Issue: December,
1982
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