Honda INTERCEPTOR 2002 Service Manual page 428

FRONT WHEEL/SUSPENSION/ STEERING
Retighten the bearing adjusting nut to the specified
torque.
TORQUE: 25 N·m (2.5 kgf·m,
18
lbf.ft)
Recheck that the steering stem moves smoothly
without play or binding.
Install the new lock washer onto the steering stem.
Align the tabs of the lock washer with the grooves in LOCK
W\JASHER~ ~LOCK
NUT
the adjusting nut and bend two opposite tabs
~
(shorter) down into the adjusting nut groove.
Install and finger tighten the lock nut.
Hold the lock nut and further tig hten the lock nut
within 1/4 turn (90°) enoug h to align its grooves
with the lock washer tabs.
Bend the lock washer tabs up into the lock nut
groove.
Install the following:
- Handlebar {page 13-7)
- Fork legs (page 13-29)
Install the top bridge and steering stem nut.
Tighten the steering stem nut to the specified
torque.
TORQUE:
103
N·m
{10.5
kgf·m, 761bf·ft)
ADJUSTING NUT
LOCKNUT
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