Suzuki GSF650A Service Manual page 391

10) Remove the oil seal by slowly pulling out the inner
tube.
NOTE
Be careful not to damage the inner tube.
11) Remove the following parts.
• Oil lock piece (12)
• Oil seal (13)
• Oil seal retainer (14)
• Outer tube slide metal (15)
• Inner tube slide metal (16)
12) Remove the spring (17) from the oil lock piece (18).
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14
15
16
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Assembly
Assemble the front fork in the reverse order of
disassembly. Pay attention to the following points:
CAUTION
!
• Thoroughly wash all the component parts
being assembled.
Insufficient washing can result in oil
leakage or premature wear of the parts.
• When reassembling the front fork, use new
fork oil.
• Use the specified fork oil for the front fork.
• When reassembling, replace the slide
metal, guide metal, oil seal, dust seal and
cylinder bolt gasket with the new ones.
• Use care not to cause damage to the slide
metal surfaces since the surfaces are
teflon coated.
Oil lock piece
• Install the spring (1) into the oil lock piece (2) securely.
NOTE
Check the installation of the spring (1) when
reassemble the oil lock piece.
1
Inner tube
• Hold the inner tube vertically, clean the metal groove
and install the inner tube slide metal by hand.
CAUTION
!
Do not damage the Teflon coated surface of
the inner tube's slide metal when mounting it.
Front Suspension: 2B-5
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