Rear Shock Absorber - Adjusting The High Speed Compression Damping - KTM 450 SX ATV Owner's Manual

MAINTENANCE ON CHASSIS AND ENGINE

Rear shock absorber - adjusting the high speed compression damping

9.10
Danger
Danger of accidents Disassembly of pressurized parts can lead to injury.
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The shock absorber is filled with high density nitrogen. Adhere to the description provided. (Your authorized KTM workshop will
be glad to help.)
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Tighten the spring pack by turning adjusting ring
Guideline
Spring preload
Comfort
Standard
Sport
Info
Spring preload
unloaded and when it is installed.
The spring pack should never be installed loosely (without preload). The stan-
dard setting is the lowest permissible spring preload. Therefore, you can only
increase the spring preload.
If you increase the spring preload, you should also slightly increase the rebound
damping.
The left and right shock absorbers should have the same settings.
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Tighten the lock ring and the adjusting ring.
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Remove the vehicle from the work stand. (
800064-10
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3 mm
5 mm
8 mm
is the difference in length between the spring pack when it is
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p. 50)
to the specified setting .
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