Suzuki SFV650 Service Manual page 382

2B-5 Front Suspension:
10) Remove the cylinder (9), rebound spring (10) and
ring (11).
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11) Remove the oil seal by slowly pulling out the inner
tube.
NOTE
Be careful not to damage the inner tube.
12) 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)
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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 outer and
inner tube's slide 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.
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.
• Apply fork oil to the inner tube slide metal.
: Fork Oil 99000–99001–SS8 (SUZUKI FORK
OIL SS-08 or equivalent)
• Install the following parts onto the inner tube.
– Outer tube slide metal (1)
– Oil seal retainer (2)
– Oil seal (3)
CAUTION
!
When installing the oil seal to inner tube, be
careful not to damage the oil seal lip.
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