Periodic Maintenance Procedures
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With the outer tube compressed by hands, remove the
top plug wrench [A].
Removing the locknut and pushing the piston rod
thread into the cylinder unit will damage the oil seal.
Do not remove the locknut from the piston rod.
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Remove the fork leg from the vise.
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Loosen the fork top plug (subtank) [A] with the top plug
wrench [B].
Special Tool - Top Plug Wrench, 49 mm: 57001-1653 [B]
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Remove:
Cylinder Unit [A]
Spacer [B]
Fork Spring [C]
Disassembling the cylinder unit can lead to trouble.
Do not disassemble the cylinder unit.
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Holding the top plug wrench (57001-1653) [A] with a vise,
loosen the base valve assembly [B] using the top plug
wrench (57001-1705) [C].
Special Tool - Top Plug Wrench, 49 mm: 57001-1653
Top Plug Wrench, 36 mm: 57001-1705
•
Remove the base valve assembly [A] from the subtank
[B].
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Slowly compress the piston rod until it stops so that the
base valve assembly can be removed easily.
Disassembling the base valve assembly can lead to
trouble.
Do not disassemble the base valve assembly.
CAUTION
CAUTION
NOTE
CAUTION
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE 2-57
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