Husqvarna SM 610 2006 Workshop Manual page 136

F R O N T S U S P E N S IO N
O IL D R A IN
F IG .6
B efore re m o vin g th e fo rk le gs fro m th e stee ring cro w n a nd the stee rin g he ad ,
loosen th e u p p e r p lu g (4 8 ) o f ea c h slide r (7 ) w ith th e 19 -m m w re nc h. R em o ve
the fo rk le g s fro m th e m o to rc ycle .
F ully u n scre w th e p lu g (4 8) a nd low e r th e slid er (7 ) d o w n th e sta nch ion (5 -6 )
slow ly.
F IG .7
C o m p re ss th e sp rin g (2 1) u ntil th e ch e ck nu t (2 3) c an b e re ach e d.
K eep firm ly th e p lu g (4 8 ) w ith th e w re nch p revio u sly u sed a nd th en loo sen th e
ch eck n u t (2 3 ) w ith th e othe r 19 -m m w ren ch .
R e m o ve th e p lu g (4 8 ) from the d a m pe r ro d .
F IG . 8
P ull ou t th e re ta in in g cu p (20 ), th e sprin g (21 ) an d th e pre -loa d sle eve (25 ).
P ull ou t th e in n e r p u sh -ro d (3 1) from the d am p e r rod (3 2).
F IG . 9
L et th e o il co m e o u t o f the le g. F o r a n im pro ve d d raina ge from the inn e r
d am pe r, p u m p se ve ra l tim es w ith th e ro d.
IM P O R T A N T : p u t th e le g into a con ta in er so tha t th e pre ssurize d oil d o es no t hit
the op e ra to r o r o th e r p e op le ne a rb y. R e c ycle the exh au sted o il in com p lia nce
w ith cu rre n t la w s .
O pera tin g co n d itio n s o f th e sea ls an d gu iding elem en ts can b e a sse ssed b y
e xam in in g th e e xh a u ste d o il fea tu res, its de nsity a n d q ua ntity. If th e o il is de nse
a nd da rk a n d co n ta in s foreig n bo d ies, the p ilot b ush ing m u st b e cha n ge d. If the
o il has a re g u la r d e n sity bu t th e q u an tity, w h ich ha s co m e ou t o f th e le g, is
re m arka b ly u n d e r th e in dicate d o n e, cha ng e the oil se als.
IM P O R T A N T : n e ve r u se in flam m a ble o r corro sive solven ts fo r clea nin g, th e y
m ight d a m a g e th e o il se als. If n ece ssa ry, use a n o n -in flam m a ble so lve nt, o r
w ith a h ig h fla sh p o in t. B low co m p re sse d air in to th e leg to fu lly rem o ve th e
so lven t.
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