Front Fork Installation - Honda VT600C Shadow VLX Service Manual

FRONT WHEEL/S U S P E N S I O N/STEERING
Com press the fork leg and pour Honda Su spensio n F luid
SS-8 o r equ iva lent i nto the fork tube.
SPECI F I E D L E V E L :
'88, 89:
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Right fork : 95.0 mm (3.74 in )
Left for k : 93.0 mm (3.36 i n )
'91 -'93 : .
R i ght fork : 89.0 m m (3.50 in)
87.0 mm (3.43 i n )
Left fork:
After '93:
R i g ht and l eft forks : 1 1 1 m m (4 . 4 i n )
CAPAC I TY :
'88, '89: 463 cc ( 1 5.7 US oz , 1 3.0 I mp oz)
468 cc ( 1 5.8 U S oz , 1 3. 2 Imp oz )
' 9 1 -'93 :
After '93: 449 cc( 1 6 . 9
I nstal l the fork spring, washer and spacer into the fork tube.
'88 . '89 . ' 9 1 - '93 :
NOTE
Note the direction: the tightly wound coils should be at bot­
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A Fter '93 :
N OT E
N ote the directio n :the tightly wound coils should be at top.
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Loosely install the fork tube cap with a new 0-ring.
I N STA LLAT I O N
I nstall t h e fork tube, aligining its top e n d with the upper sur­
face of the top bridge as show n .
Temporarily install a n d tighten the fork top pinch bolts and
turn signal mounting bolts .
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U S oz 1 5.8 m p oz)
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( 1 )TI G HTLY WO U N D
C O I LS
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( 1 0-RING
(2) FORK TUBE CAP
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