Honda XL350R 1984 Shop Manual page 154

FRONT WHEEL/SUSPENSION /STEERING
TORQUE VALUES
Handlebar upper holder
Front spoke
Front axle
Front axle holder
Fork cap bolt
Fork upper pinch bolt
Steering stem nut
Fork bottom socket bolt
Fork lower pinch bolt
Front brake caliper bracket bolt
Steering adjustment nut
Master cylinder holder bolt
Brake disc nul
TROUBLESHOOTING
Hard Steering
• Steering stem nut too tight
• Faulty steering stem bearings
• Insufficient air in front tire
Steers to One Side or Does Not Track Straig ht
• Bent front forks
18-30 N 'm ( 1.8-3.0 kg-m. 13-22 ft -Ib)
2.5-5.0 N -m (25- 50 kg-em, 1.8-3.6 h·lb)
50-80 N'm (5.0-8.0
kg-m.
36-58 h ·lb)
10- 14 N 'm (1.0- 1.4 kg-m, 7- 10 ft·l b)
15-30 N-m (1.5-3.0 kg-m. 11 - 22 ft·lb)
18-,30 N'm (1.8- 3.0 kg-m. 13-22 ft·lb)
80-120 N·m (8.0-12.0 kg-m. 58-87 ft·lb)
15-25 N·m (1.5- 2.5 kg-m. 11 - 18 ft-lb)
30-35 N-m (3.0-3.5 kg-m. 22- 25 ft· lb)
24-30 N'm (2.4- 3.0 kg-m, 17-22 ft·lb)
1-2 N-m (0.1-0.2 kg·m, 0.7 - 1.4 ft·lb)
8 - 12 N·m (0.8- 1.2 kg·m, 6- 9 ft ·lb)
14- 16 N-m (1.4 - 1.6 kg-m, 10- 12
ft -Ib)
• Bent front 8xle, wheel installed incorrectly
Front Wheel Wobbling
• Distorted rim
• Worn front wheel bearings
• Loose or broken spokes
• Faulty tire
• Axle not tightened properly
Soft Suspension
• Weak fork springs
• Insufficient fluid in front forks
• Incorrect fork air pressure
Hard SU'Pension
• Incorrect fluid weight in front forks
• Incorrect fork air pressure
• Fork tube bent
Front Suspension Noise
• Slider binding
• Insufficient fluid in forks
• Loose front fork fasteners
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