Shock Absorber Assembly; Hydraulic Press Use; Joint Installation - Honda Motorcycle Service Manual

REAR SUSPENSION
For dampers with nitrogen gas filler valve, depress the valve
core to release the nitrogen and then remove the valve from
the shock absorber.
Point the valve away from you.
ASSEMBLY (FOR APPROPRIATE MODELS ONLY)
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VALVE
CORE
Assemble the shock absorber in the reverse order of
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disassembly.
NOTE
If the shock absorber does not have an even pitch
swrina, the sorina should be installed as specified in the
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~ o d ; specific manual.
Hydraulic Press Use:
Compress the spring until the stopper ring can be installed us-
ing a hydraulic press. Refer to the Model Specific manual.
Always use a Shock Absorber Spring Compressor to compress
the spring on dampers with a rod screwed into the upper or
lower joint.
hydraulic o r e s to comoress the soring can lead
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to the spring or shock absorber flying out of the press
and causing a serious injury.
Install the stopper ring in the groove in the damper.
Be certain that the stopper ring is seated firmly in the groove.
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Failure to firmly seat the snap ring may cause the shock
assembly to come apart unexpectedly and lead to a
serious injury.
Ccmpressing the spring more than necessary may cause
a loss of spring tension.
Joint Installation:
Clean the lock nut threads before installing the lower joint.
Install the lock nut on the damper rod and tighten it by hand
as for as it will go.
Apply a locking agent to the damper rod threads.
lnstall the lower joint on the damper unit.
Hold the lower joint and tighten the lock nut to the specified
torque.
SPRING COMPR
ATTACHMENT
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ESSOR
HYDRAULIC PRESS
SPRING
C > - - - - -
STOPPER RING
LOCK NUT
LOWER JOINT
Date of Issue: March, 1995
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