Honda CR250R Owner's Manual & Competition Handbook page 90

11. Clean the fork assembly, especially the sliding
surface of the slider (18) and dust seal (19).
NOTICE
The outer tube can drop on the slider and
damage the fork dust seal and guide bushing
when the fork damper is removed. To avoid
damage, hold both the outer tube and slider when
removing the fork damper.
NO GOOD
(19)
NO GOOD
(18)
(18) slider (20) outer tube
(19) dust seal (21) guide bushing
12. Record the compression and rebound
damping adjuster positions and turn the
adjusters counterclockwise until they stop.
13. Measure the length (22) between the axle
holder and outer tube and record it before
disassembling the fork.
(22)
(22) length
14. Hold the outer tube (23), then remove the
fork damper (24) from the outer tube using a
lock nut wrench (25). Gently slide the outer
tube down onto the lower end of the slider
(26).
(21)
(25)
(20)
(23) outer tube
(24) fork damper
15. Pour the fork oil from the outer tube (23).
Pour the fork oil from the oil hole (24) of the
fork damper.
(23) outer tube
(23)
(24)
(23)
(26)
(25) lock nut wrench
(26) slider, lower end
(23)
(24)
(24) oil hole
Front Suspension Adjustments
16. Temporarily install the fork damper to the
outer tube.
17. Set the lower end (axle holder) (25) of the
slider in a vise with a piece of wood or soft
jaws to avoid damage to it.
NOTICE
Over-tightening the vise can damage the axle
holder.
18. Loosen the fork center bolt (26).
(25) axle holder (26) fork center bolt
19. Push out the fork center bolt from the axle
holder of the slider by pushing the fork
damper.
20. Make the mechanic's stopper tool out of a
thin piece of steel (1.0 mm thick) as shown if
you do not have the special tool.
Thickness: 1.0 mm
55 mm
25 mm
R 7.55 – 7.6 mm
Adjustments for Competition
(25)
(26)
(cont'd)
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