Honda VFR800F 2014 Service Manual page 327

REAR WHEEL/SUSPENSION
SUSPENSION
LIN
KAGE/SHOCK
ABSORBER
REMOVAL/INSTALLATION
SUSPENSION LINKAGE
Raise
the rear wheel
off
the ground
by placing
the
motorcycle
on its centerstand
(ll AC. Ill
CM types) or
supporting
the
motorcycle
securely using
a
hoist
or
equivalent (AC
tYPe).
Support
the
swingarm securely
and
remove
the
following:
-
three nuts
[1]
-
three
bolts
[2]
-
shock arm Plates
[3]
-
nut
[4]
-
socket bolt
[5]
-
shock link
[6]
lnstallation is in
the reverse order
of removal'
NOTE:
'
lnstall each shock
arm plate so
the
stamp
[7] is
facing up
and its arrow faces forward
'
lnstall all the
bolts from the left side'
TORQUE:
Shock linkage nut:
42
N'm
(4.3
kgf'm,31 lbf'ft)
Shock absorber mounting nut:
42
N'm (4.3 kgf'm, 31
lbf'fQ
SHOCK ABSORBER
Remove the following:
-
fuel
tank
(Page 7-1
1
)
-
shock arm Plates (Page 16-13)
It
AC,
ttl
CM
types:
Remove the
two
bolts [1], spring pre-load adjuster
[2],
and
collars
[3].
Release the
adjuster hose
[4]
from
the
hose
guides
[5]'
Remove
the bracket nut
[1]
while supporting the
shock
absorber securely.
Remove the shock absorber out of the frame.
lnstallation is in
the
reverse order of removal.
TORQUE:
Shock absorber bracket nut:
42 N'm (4.3
kgf'm,31 lbf'ft)
llAC, lll
CM types:
121
t3l
16-13