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12-8 SUSPENSION
Removal
.Remove the following.
Lower Fairing
Front Wheel
Front Fender Mounting Bolts and Screws
Fork Clamp Bolts (upper and lower, loosen)
Handle Holder Clamp Bolts (loosen)
A. Outer Tube
B. Steering Stem Head
.Tighten the following fasteners to the specified torque
(see Exploded View).
Fork Clamp Bolts (upper and lower)
Front Fork Top Bolt (if necessary)
Handle Holder Clamp Bolt
.Adjust the spring preload adjuster and the rebound
damping adjuster (see this chapter).
.Check the front brake after installation.
.If the fork leg is to be disassembled, loosen the fork top
bolt.
Disassembly
.Remove the front fork (see this chapter).
.Drain the fork oil.
.Turn the spring preload adjuster fully counterclockwise
until the adjuster stops.
.Remove the fork top bolt from the outer tube.
.To loose the piston rod nut inside the top spring press
the top spring down with suitable thin plates and insert
the fork spring stopper (special tool) between the piston
rod nut and the top spring.
O Loosen the piston rod nut holding the spring preload
adjuster.
A. Fork Top Bolt
.With a twisting motion, work the fork leg down and out.
A. Suitable Thin Plates C. Piston Rod Nut
B. Fork Spring Stopper: 57001 -1316
Installation
.If the fork leg was disassembled, adjust the fork oil level.
.Align the bottom of chamfer on the outer tube upper
end, with the upper surface of the steering stem head.
.Remove the following.
Fork Top Bolt
.Collar
Top Spring with Fork Spring Guide
Main Spring