Honda Motor Co - Honda CX500 1978 Shop Manual

HOW TO USE THlS MANUAL
This shop manual covers emission controlled
CX500's manufactured after December
31,
1977. Some procedures may not apply to earlier
units.
This shop manual uses the 1978 CX500 as the
basis for all service procedures and data. The
manual is kept up-to-date with subsequent ad-
dendum~ beginning with section 21.
Follow the applicable Maintenance Schedule re-
commendations to ensure that the vehicle is
in peak opera.fing condition and the emission
levels are within U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency standards. Performing the first sched-
uled maintenance is very important. I t compen-
sates for the initial wear that occurs during
break-in.
Sections 1 through
3
apply to the whole
motorcycle, while sections 4 through
18
describe parts of the motorcycle, grouped
according to location.
Find the section you want on this page, then
turn to the table of contents on page 1 of that
section.
Most sections Start with an assembly or system
illustration and all the required specifications,
torque valuk, working practices, tools and
materials required for the section. The sub.
sequent pages give detailed procedures for the
section.
If
you are not familiar with this motorcycle,
read through the TECHNICAL FEATURES in
section 19.
If you don't know the source of the trouble, go
to section 20 TROUBLESHOOTING.
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REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMIS-
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HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Service Publications Office
Date
of
Issue: September 1981
@American
Honda Motor Co.,
Inc. 1981
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