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Maintenance
If your cannot use compressed air, perform the following
procedure:
Remove the fork plug bolt [1] from the fork bolt assembly.
Hold the fork damper upside down for 10 minutes for
drain the oil from the fork damper spring chamber.
Apply fork oil to a new O-ring.
Install the O-ring [2] to the fork plug bolt.
Install and tighten the fork plug bolt to the specified
torque.
TORQUE: 1.3 N·m (0.1 kgf·m, 1.0 lbf·ft)
2-80
FORK DAMPER OPERATION INSPECTION
After air bleeding, perform following procedure to inspect
the fork damper operation:
Make sure that the compression damping adjuster is in
the full soft position.
Check the piston rod [1] sliding surface for damage.
Apply recommended fork oil to the piston rod sliding
surface.
Cover the piston rod end to prevent damage.
Fully stroke the piston rod by pushing down the fork
damper [2].
Check the piston rod for smooth operation.
• Be careful not to bend or damage the piston rod when
If the piston rod operation is not smooth, check the piston
rod for bends or damage.
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Fully extend the piston rod [1] by hand.
Measure and record the piston rod maximum length.
Hold the fork damper [2] on level ground.
Fully compressed the piston rod by hand.
Release the piston rod.
Check the piston rod extends to its maximum length.
If the piston rod does not extend to maximum, bleed air in
the fork damper again 2-78.
the piston rod is stroked.
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