70
1.
Place the bike on a lift or pit stand.
2.
Remove the subframe (
).
3.
Remove the shock absorber lower mounting bolt.
(
Fig. 26
)
4.
Support the shock absorber, and remove the upper
mounting bolt. Lift the shock from rear bulkhead and
tri-link. (
Fig. 27
)
5.
Clean the threads of the bolts, and apply Loctite
271 to them.
6.
To install, reverse the removal procedure. Tighten
the upper and lower mounting bolts to 60 Nm.
7.
Install the subframe (
1.
Place the bike on a lift or pit stand.
2.
Remove the shock absorber lower mounting bolt (
A
).
3.
Remove the tri-link-to-swingarm nut/bolt (
B
) and
the dogbone link-to-rear bulkhead (RBH) nut/bolt.
Next, remove the tri-link and dogbone link. Remove
the dogbone-to-tri-link nut/bolt (
D
), and separate the
two components.
4.
Slide the spindle out of the dogbone bearings, and
remove the seals.
5.
Remove the cups, spindles, seals, shims, and
thrust washers from the tri-link, laying out all of the
parts in order.
SHOCK ABSORBER -
REMOVAL & INSTALLATION
SHOCK LINKAGE - REMOVAL,
BEARING SERVICE & INSTALLATION
Fig. 34
Fig. 31
Fig. 27
Fig. 26
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