Spring Inspection; Fork Tube/Piston Inspection; Bushing/Back-Up Ring Inspection - Honda CB400T Shop Manual

HONDA
CB400T/EM400T.A.E.C
'81 ADDENDUM
SPRING INSPECTION
Check the free length of the fork springs.
Replace the springs if shorter than the service
limit.
FORK TUBEIPISTON INSPECTION
Check the fork tubes, fork sliders and pistons
for score marks, scratches, excesive or
abnormal wear, replacing those which can not
be reused.
Measure the outside diameter of the fork tube.
FORK TUBE O.D. SERVICE LIMIT:
32.90 mm (1.295 in.)
BUSHINGIBACK-UP RING
INSPECTION
Visually inspect the slider and fork pipe
bushing:.
Replace if there are excessive scores or scrat-
ches, or if the teflon overlay is worn so that
the copper surface appears on more than 314
of the entire surface.
Check the back-up ring at the points .shown
and replace if there i s any distortion.
and Replace if there is any distortion.
Set the fork tube in V-blocks and measure the
runout. Take 112 total indicator reading to
determine to actual runout.
RUNOUT SERVICE LIMIT:
0.2 mm (0.01 in.)
SPRING B CB400T: 341.9 mm (13.46 in.)
CM4OOTlAlC: 312.4 mm (12.30 in.)
SERVICE LIMIT SPRING A CB4OOT: 235 mm (9.25 in.)
CM40OTlAlC: 232 mm (9.13 in.)
SPRING B CB400T: 335 mm (13.19 in.)
CM400TlAlC: 306 mm (12.06 in.)
BUSHING
,
SLIDER BUSHING @.
,
'.
COPPER
SURFACES
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BACK-UP RING
FRONT FORK TUBE
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CHECK POINTS
Date of Issue: December, 1980
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