Reassembly And Remounting - Suzuki GSX1400 Service Manual

REASSEMBLY AND REMOUNTING

Reassemble and remount the front fork in the reverse order of
removal and disassembly. Pay attension to the following points:
TUBE METALS AND SEALS
• Hold the inner tube vertically and clean the metal groove and
install the guide metal 1 by hand as shown.
Use special care to prevent damage to the "Teflon" coated
surface of the guide metal when mounting it.
• Install the oil lock piece A into the inner tube.
• Apply fork oil to the oil seal lip lightly before installing it.
• Assemble the following parts as shown.
1 Oil seal
2 Oil seal retainer
3 Guide metal
4 Dust seal
5 Oil seal stopper ring
* When installing the oil seal to outer tube, be careful
not to damage the oil seal lip.
* Do not use solvents for washing to prevent oil seal
damage.
* Apply fork oil to the Anti-friction metals and lip of the
oil seal.
* Make sure that the oil seal stopper ring 5 has been
fitted securely.
• 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.
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