Reassembly And Remounting - Suzuki DL650 Service Manual

CHASSIS 7-21
REASSEMBLY AND REMOUNTING
Reassemble and remount the front fork in the reverse order of
removal and disassembly. Pay attention to the following points:
METALS AND SEALS
Hold the inner tube vertically and clean the metal groove and
install the guide metal by hand as shown.
* Use special care to prevent damage to the "Teflon"
coated surface of the guide metal when mounting it.
When installing the oil seal to inner tube, be careful
not to damage the oil seal lip.
* Replace the removed metals and seals with new
ones.
* Apply fork oil to the Anti-friction metals and lip of the
oil seal.
Assemble the following parts as shown.
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Oil seal
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Oil seal retainer
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Guide metal
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Slide metal
NOTE:
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Stamped mark on the oil seal must face upward.
Install the oil lock piece
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into the inner tube.
Install the inner tube into the outer tube with care not to drop
the oil lock piece out.
NOTE:
After installing the inner tube into the outer tube, keep the oil
lock piece into the inner tube by compressing the front fork fully.
Insert the inner tube into the outer tube and fit the oil seal and
dust seal with the special tool.
09940-52861 : Front fork oil seal installer
NOTE:
Stamped mark on the oil seal should face outside.