Honda CRF450R 2011, Owner'S Manual

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Suspension
(cont’d)
Servicing Your Honda
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Refer to Front Suspension Disassembly on page 118
for front suspension removal.
1. Clean the fork assembly, especially the sliding
surface of the slider and dust seal.
2. Hold the outer tube (1), then remove the fork
damper (2) from the outer tube using the lock
nut wrench (3). Gently slide the outer tube
down onto the lower end of the slider (4).
• Lock nut wrench
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NOTICE
The outer tube (1) can drop on the slider (5) and
damage the fork dust seal (6). To avoid damage,
hold both the outer tube and slider when removing
the fork damper.
3. Drain the fork oil from the outer tube (1).
Drain the fork oil from the oil holes (7) of the
fork damper.
4. Drain the fork oil by turning the outer tube (1)
upside down. (About 15.8 cm 3 (0.5 US oz, 0.6
Imp oz) of fork oil will be left in the outer tube
when it is left inverted for about 20 minutes at
20°C/68°F.)
Pour the drained oil into a suitable container and
dispose of it in an approved manner (page 148).
NOTICE
Improper disposal of drained oil is harmful to the
environment.
Recommended Fork Oil
suggested oil KHL15-11 (KYB)
Fork Oil Change
(1) outer tube (3) lock nut wrench
(2) fork damper (4) slider
(2) (3)
(1)
(4)
(1)
(1) outer tube (6) fork dust seal
(5) slider
(1) outer tube (7) oil holes
(5)
(6)
(1)
NO GOOD
(1)
(7)
(1) outer tube
Amount of fork oil left in the fork
(within damper and spring)
unit: cm 3
minute
°C/°F
5 10 20 35 55 85 145
0/32 24.6 22.0 19.4 17.7 16.5 15.5 14.0
10/50 22.7 19.8 17.6 16.0 14.8 13.9 12.4
20/68 21.5 18.1 15.8 14.0 13.1 12.0 10.8
30/86 20.5 16.8 14.9 13.1 11.8 11.0 9.7
(1)
(minutes)
Inverted time
0°C/32°F
10°C/50°F
20°C/68°F
30°C/86°F
Amoun
t of fork oil
(cm 3 )
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