Installation - Suzuki GSF650S Service Manual

5-42 CHASSIS
• Cover the rear shock absorber with a transparent plastic bag
1.
• Hold the rear shock absorber 2 with a vice.
• Mark a hole with a 3 mm drill.
)
Wear eye protection to protect your eyes from
released gas and metal chips.

INSTALLATION

Install the swingarm and rear shock absorber in the reverse
order of removal. Pay attention to the following points:
• When remount the rear shock absorber and cushion lever, set
the index line rearward.
• Tighten the cushion lever rod mounting nuts 1 and rear
shock absorber lower mounting nut 2 to the specified torque.
# Cushion lever rod mounting nut 1: 78 N·m (7.8 kgf-m)
Rear shock absorber lower mounting nut 2:
• Tighten the swingarm pivot nut 3 to the specified torque.
# Swingarm pivot nut:100 N·m (10.0 kgf-m)
50 N·m (5.0 kgf-m)