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.
Rear
Wheel/Suspension
Service Information
11
-1
Shock
Absorber
Removal/Installation
11-6
Troubleshooting
11
-1
Swingarm
Removal/Installation
1
T-7
Rear
Wheel
Removal/Installation
11
-2
Swingarm
Disassembly /Assembly
11-8
Rear
Wheel
Disassembly/
Assembly
11
-4
Service Information
SftWflRNING
-
A
contaminated
brake
drum
or
shoe reduces
stopping power, Discard contaminated
shoes and
clean a
contaminated
drum
with
a
high
quality
brake degreasing agent.
•
Inhaled
asbestos
fibers
have been found
to
cause
respiratory
disease
and
cancer.
Never
use an
air
hose
or
dry
brush to
clean
brake assemblies.
Keep
grease
off
the brake
shoes and drums.
-
For
rear
wheel,
shock
absorber
or
swingarm
removal,
a
hoist or
other support
is
required to
support the motorcycle.
•
Tube
less
tire
removal,
repair,
and remounting procedures
are
covered
in
the section
1
6 of the
Common
Service
Manual.
When
remounting
the
tire,
note the normal
rotating
direction.
•
Refer to the section
12
for
brake
system
information.
Troubleshooting
Soft
Suspension
•
.
Weak
spring
Oil
leakage
from
damper
unit
•
Incorrect
suspension adjustment
•
Low
tire
pressure
Hard Suspension
•
Incorrectly
suspension adjustment
Bent
swingarm
pivot
-
Damaged
swingarm
pivot
bushings
•
Bent
damper
rod
•
High
tire
pressure
Eh
Steers
To
One
Side
Or
Does
Not Track
Straight
Bent
rear axle
•
Axle alignment/chain adjustment not equal on both
sides
Rear
Wheel Wobbling
Bent
rim
•
Worn
rear
wheel
bearings
•
Faulty
tire
-
Unbalanced
tire
and wheel
•
Low
tire
pressure
•
Faulty
swingarm
pivot
bushings
11-1