SERVICE INFORMATION
GENERAL
Frequent inhalation of brake shoe dust, regardless of material composition could be hazardous to your health.
• Avoid breathing dust particles.
• Never use an air hose or brush to clean brake assemblies. Use an OSHA-approved vacuum cleaner.
• Use only tires marked "TUBELESS" and tubeless valve stems on rims marked "TUBELESS TIRE APPLICABLE".
• Use genuine Honda replacement bolts for all suspension pivots and mounting points.
• For brake system service, refer to the following:
– Brake equalizer (page 17-16)
– Rear drum brake (page 17-24)
SPECIFICATIONS
Minimum tire tread depth
Cold tire pressure
Wheel rim runout
TORQUE VALUES
Rear axle nut
TROUBLESHOOTING
Rear wheel wobbles
• Bent rim
• Faulty tire
• Axle nut and/or engine mounting bolt not tightened properly
• Loose or worn final gear shaft bearing
• Insufficient tire pressure
Soft suspension
• Weak rear shock absorber spring
• Oil leakage from damper unit
• Low tire pressure
Stiff suspension
• Bent damper rod
• High tire pressure
• Worn or damaged shock absorber bushings
• Worn or damaged engine mount bushings
Rear suspension noisy
• Loose mounting fasteners
• Faulty shock absorber
• Weak rear suspension bushings
ITEM
Driver only
Driver and passenger
Radial
Axial
118 N·m (12.0 kgf·m, 87 lbf·ft)
REAR WHEEL/SUSPENSION
STANDARD
–
2
200 kPa (2.00 kgf/cm
, 29 psi)
2
225 kPa (2.25 kgf/cm
, 33 psi)
–
–
U-nut/Apply engine oil to the threads
and seating surface
Unit: mm (in)
SERVICE LIMIT
To the indicator
–
–
2.0 (0.08)
2.0 (0.08)
16-3