Front Wheel/Suspension/Steering - Tools Needed; Front Wheel/Suspension/Steering Troubleshooting - Honda VT600C Shadow VLX Service Manual

FRONT WHEEL/S U S P E N S I O N/STE E R I N G
T O O LS
Special
Spoke wrench
Bottom holder pipe
- holder attachment
- holder handle
Ball race remover
- driver attachment
- driver handle
Fork seal driver , 39mm
Steering stem socket
Steering stem driver
Bearing race remover
Common
Driver
Attachment, 42 x 47 mm
Pilot, 20 mm
Bearing remover shaft
Bearing remover head , 20 m m
Attachment, 52 x 55 m m
TROUBLESHOOTI N G
Hard Steering
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Steering bearing adjustment nut too tight
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Faulty steering stem bearings
Insufficient air in front tire
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Steers to One Side or Does Not Track Straight
Bent fork legs
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Bent front axle, wheel installed incorrectly
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Unequal oil quantity i n each fork tube
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Front Wheel Wobbling
Distorted rim
Worn front wheel bearings
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Loose or broken spokes
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Faulty tire
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Axle or axle holder not tightened properly
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1 2- 2
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07JMA - M R60 1 00 o r equivalent commercially available in U . S . A .
07930- KA50000 N ot available i n U . S . A .
07930- KA50 1 00
07930 - KA40200
07953 - MJ 1 0000
N ot available in U . S . A .
0 7 9 5 3 - MJ 1 000A . 0 7 9 5 3 - M J 1 000B o r
07953 - MJ 1 0200 0 7 949 -37 1 000 1 a n d 0 7 7 4 6 - 00 1 0 1 00
07 947 - 4630 1 00
079 1 6 - 37 1 0 1 00
07 946 - M BOOOOO
07946 - 37 1 0500
07 749 - 00 1 0000
07 746 - 00 1 0300
07 746 - 0040500
07 746 - 0050600
07 746 - 00 1 0400
Soft Suspension
Weak fork springs
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I nsufficient fluid in fork legs
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Hard Suspension
Fork oil level too high
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Fork tube(s) bent or fork slider(s) damaged
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Front Suspension Noise
Slider binding
Insufficient fluid in fork legs
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Loose fork leg fasteners
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