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Be sure the stopper
ring
IS
sealed
in
the
ring
groove all the
way
around
or the
chamber
cap can
come apart when
ridmg the
motorcycle
POint the valve
away from you to
prevent debns
getting
in
your
eyes.
Clean the inside of
the
reservoir
and fill
it
with
Pro -
Honda HP Fork
Oil 5W.
RECOMMENDED
SHOCK
Oil:
Pro-Honda
HP
Fo", Oil 5W or equivalent
Apply
a
light coat of shock oil to
the
lip of
the
blad-
der, and
press
the
chamber
cap into the
reservoir
to
about
1.0 - 2.0
mm
(0.04 - 0.08 in) below
the
stopper
ring
groove.
Install
the stopper
ring
in the groove of
the
reservoir
securely.
Temporarily
fill the
reservoir
with ai
r
slowly
until
the chamber cap seats
against
the stopper ring.
REAR WHEEl/SUSPENSION
1.0 - 2.0
mm
(0.04 - 0.08
in)
1ut
Make
sure the chamber cap face is
level
with the
,
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reservoir
face.
EQUAL HEIGHT
CHAMBER CAP
If
the chamber cap does not seat fully, the chamber
cap may fly out when fi
l
ling
the reservoir
with nitro-
gen.
Release the ai
r
from the reservoir by depressing
the
valve
core.
Bleed the air from the shock absorber bladder (page 14-25).
Fill
the
reservoir
with nitrogen to
the
speci fied pres·
sure (page
14-26).
DAMPER DISASSEMBLY
Depress the valve core to
release
the
nitrogen
from
the reservoir
(page
14-14).
Before disposal of the shock absorber. release the
nitrogen by pressing the v alve core. Then
remove
the valve from the shock absorber.
Remove the damping adjuster.
Drain most of
the
shock oil from
the damper
and
reservoir,
by
pumping the
damper
rod in
and
out
several
times.
RESERVOIR
DAMPING ADJUfm'R
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