Fork Installation; Oil Capacity Adjustment - Honda CRF450X 2005 Service Manual

FRONT WHEEL/SUSPENSION/STEERING
Oil CAPACITY ADJUSTMENT
Remove the fork damper assembly from the outer
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tube.
ASSEMBLY
Be sure the
oil
capacity
is
the
same
If!
both fork
leg,.
Pour the recommended fork oil into the fork leg.
RECOMMENDED OIL:
Pro Honda HP Fork Oil SW or equivalent
STANDARD Oil CAPACITY:
'05 - '07: 332 ems (11 .2
OZ,
11 .7 Imp 01)
After '07: 324 em' (11 .0 US
OZ,
11 .4 Imp oz)
Maximum oil
capacity
M inimum oil
capacity
402
em'
(13.6 US
oz,
14.2 Imp oz)
306cm
3
(10.3
US
oz,
10.8
Imp oz)
Slightly stiffer near
full compression.
Slightly softer near
full compression.
Pull up the outer tube slowly and install the fork
damper assembly into the outer tube.
INSTALLATION
Inslall the fork leg and tighten the fork bottom
bridge pinch bolts to the specified torque,
TORQUE: 20 N'm (2.0 kgf·m, 15 Ibf.ft)
Re fer to torque
Tighten the fork damper to the specifi ed torque
wrench resding
using the special tool.
mformation.
011
(page
14-5)
selVice
TOOL:
information.
Lock nut wrench, 50 mm 07WMA-KZ30100
TORQUE: Actual: 34 N'm (3.5 kgf·m , 25 Ibf.ftl
Indicated: 31 N'm (3.2 kgf·m , 23 Ibf.ftl
14-30
RECOMMENDED OIL
FOR K DAMPER ASSEMBLY
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OUTER TUBE
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