Rear Shock Absorber - Installing The Spring - KTM 450 SX ATV 2010 Repair Manual

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04/SHOCK ABSORBER, SWINGARM

Rear shock absorber - installing the spring

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Fix the special tool in the vise.
Nitrogen filling tool (T170S1) (
Connect the special tool to the pressure regulator of the filling cylinder.
Filling gas - nitrogen
Adjust the pressure regulator.
Guideline
Gas pressure
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Position the damper in the special tool.
The hexagonal part of turning handle
tion of the filling port screw.
Open spigot
Fill the damper for at least 15 seconds.
Guideline
Gas pressure
Info
Watch the pressure regulator dial.
Ensure that the damper is filled to the specified pressure.
Screw the filling port shut with turning handle
Close spigot
Tighten the filling port screw.
Guideline
Screw, filling port for reservoir
Ensure that adjusting ring
Screw the adjusting ring and retaining ring all the way down.
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Measure the overall spring length in an unloaded state.
Position spring
Guideline
Spring rate, auxiliary spring
Mount washer
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Position the spring.
Guideline
Spring rate, main spring
Weight of rider: 65... 75 kg (143...
165 lb.)
Weight of rider: 75... 85 kg (165...
187 lb.)
Weight of rider: 85... 95 kg (187...
209 lb.)
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p. 239)
.
and remove the damper from the special tool.
is screwed on with the washer and retaining ring
.
and sleeve
.
10 bar (145 psi)
engages in the female hexagonal sec-
10 bar (145 psi)
.
M5
3 Nm (2.2 lbf ft)
100 N/mm (571 lb/in)
78 N/mm (445 lb/in)
82 N/mm (468 lb/in)
85 N/mm (485 lb/in)
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