Honda CRF450R 2006 Owner's Manual page 105

12.Clean the fork assembly, especially the sliding
surface of the slider (18) and dust seal (19).
13.Record the rebound damping adjuster position
and turn the adjuster counterclockwise until it
stops.
14.Measure the length (22) between the axle
holder and outer tube and record it before
disassembling the fork.
(22)
(22) length
15.Hold the outer tube, then remove the fork
damper (23) from the outer tube using a lock
nut wrench (24). Gently slide the outer tube
down onto the lower end of the slider (25).
(23)
(24)
(23) fork damper (25) slider, lower end
(24) lock nut wrench
NOTICE
The outer tube can drop on the slider and
damage the fork dust seal and guide bushing
when the fork damper is removed. To avoid
damage hold both the outer tube and slider when
removing the fork damper.
(19)
(21)
(18)
(18) slider (20) outer tube
(19) dust seal (21) guide bushing
16.Drain the fork oil from the outer tube (20).
Drain the fork oil from the oil hole (26) of the
fork damper.
(20)
(20) outer tube (26) oil hole
Front Suspension Adjustments
17.Temporarily install the fork damper to the
outer tube.
18.Set the lower end (axle holder) (27) of the
slider in a vise with a piece of wood or soft
jaws to avoid to damage.
NOTICE
Overtightening the vice can damage the axle
holder.
19.Loosen the center bolt (28).
(20)
(27) axle holder
(26)
20.Push out the fork center bolt from the axle
holder of the slider by pushing the fork
damper.
21.Make the mechanic's stopper tool out of a thin
piece of steel (1.0 mm thick) as shown if you
do not have the special tool.
(27)
(28)
(28) center bolt
(cont'd)
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