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Safety signals

Important information concerning safety is 
distinguished in this manual by the 
following notations:

This Safety alert symbol means: Caution! 
Your safety is involved.

 

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 WARNING!

Failure to follow warning instructions could 
result in severe or fatal injury to anyone 
working with, inspecting or using the sus-
pension, or to bystanders.

CAUTION!

Caution indicates that special precautions 
must be taken to avoid damage to the 
suspension.

NOTE!

This indicates information that is of impor-
tance with regard to procedures.

Introduction

All of Öhlins advanced suspension products 
are adapted to the brand and model. This 
means that length, travel spring action and 
damping charac teristics, are tested individ-
ually just for the  motorcycle that you have 
decided to fit with Öhlins suspension.

Before installation

Öhlins Racing AB can not be held re spon -
si ble for any damage whatsoever to sus-
 pen sion or  vehicle, or injury to persons, if 
the instruc tions for fitting and main tenance  
are not fol lowed  exactly.  Similarly, the 
 warranty will be come null and void if the 
 instructions are not ad hered to.

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 WARNING!

1. Installing a suspension, that is not ap-
 proved by the vehicle man u fac tur er, may 
affect the  stability of your ve hi cle. Öhlins 
Rac ing AB  cannot be held  responsible for 
any per son al in ju ry or dam age what so ev er 
that may oc cur  after fi t ting the sus pen sion. 
 Contact an Öhlins deal er or oth er qual i fi ed 
 person for advice. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Please study and make certain that you 
ful ly un der stand all the mount ing in struc tions 
and the owner´s man u als before han dling 
this  suspension kit. If you have any questions 
 regarding proper in stal la tion pro ce dures, 
 contact an Öhlins deal er or other qual i fi ed 
per son. 

    

 

 

 

 

 

3. The vehicle service manual must be 
re ferred to when installing the Öhlins sus-
pension.

NOTE!

 Öhlins products are subject to con tin u al 
improve ment and de vel op ment. Con se -
quent ly, although these in struc tions in clude 
the most up-to-date in for ma tion available 
at the time of print ing, there may be minor 
dif fer enc es between your sus pen sion and 
this manual. Please con sult your Öhlins 
dealer if you have any ques tions with re-
gard to the con tents of the manual.

NOTE!

During storage and transportation, es pe -
cial ly at high ambient tem per a ture, the oil 
and grease used for as sem bling may run 
out inside the pack ing and dam age the ex-
panded pol y sty rene pack ing ma te ri al. This 
is not unusual and is in no way det ri men tal 
to the suspension.

© Öhlins Racing AB.

All rights reserved.

Any reprinting or unauthorized use

without the written permission of

Öhlins Racing AB is prohibited.

Printed in Sweden.

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Summary of Contents for FG 470

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual hlins Superbike Front Fork FG 470...

Page 2: ...affect the stability of your vehicle hlins Racing AB cannot be held responsible for any personal injury or damage whatsoever that may occur after fitting the suspension Contact an hlins dealer or othe...

Page 3: ...NOTE Gas pressure should not be changed or used as an alternative to adjust the damp ing For better understanding please refer to our oil level chart see page 17 A telescopic front fork is depending o...

Page 4: ...just the rebound damping on the adjust ment screw positioned at the top centre of the right hand fork leg Use a hex key with a spherical head use tool 794 01 Adjustment range from closed valve clock w...

Page 5: ...Proceed as follows it will be much easier if done by two persons 1 Place the motorcycle on a stand 2 Lift up the rear end to a fully extended upper position 3 Measure the distance e g from the ower e...

Page 6: ...are fully pull out the preload tube 6 Check the oil level according to page 17 NOTE Use hlins Front fork oil 1305 01 only 7 Refit the Pre load tube Install the new spring and refit the adjustment driv...

Page 7: ...seal must be replaced 6 First remove the circlip then the seal and finally the washer 7 Apply a thin layer of hlins red grease 146 01 to the washer and to the sealing surfaces of the fork seal Instal...

Page 8: ...and tool 4705 01 to hold the nut on the lower side of the top nut 6 Remove the adjustment driver and the spring Use a wire with a hook and care fully pull out the preload tube 7 Remove the screw and o...

Page 9: ...piston rod unit 12 Fasten the piston rod in a vice Use soft jaws 727 02 Remove the nut with a 13 mm wrench or socket Remove the valve from the piston rod Place all parts including the shims in their...

Page 10: ...ton in the reservoir use tool 720 02 19 Drain the reservoir from oil 20 Use a 17 mm wrench to unscrew the complete compression valve at the bottom of the fork 21 Remove the piston from the compres sio...

Page 11: ...pushing them out Use attach ment bar 1757 01 and dismantling sleeve 1759 07 from the top nut side 26 Tap gently on the attachment bar with a heavy hammer until the bushings are free and can be release...

Page 12: ...bar until it reaches the correct position stop against a shoulder 4 When the upper bushing is in position the lower bushing is to be installed the same way Apply some red grease 146 01 to the bushing...

Page 13: ...ay to the edge of the reservoir Con tinue to fill until the oil level is the same in both the reservoir and in the cylinder tube 9 Push the gas piston with teflon band and O ring fitted to the reservo...

Page 14: ...rom tape Mount Spacer Sleeve Top out spring and the Piston holder 12 Tighten the Piston holder to a torque of 15 Nm 13 Refit the Compression Rebound valve Use the picture below to make it right Tighte...

Page 15: ...n tool 1765 03 to keep the contraction Assemble the complete piston rod into the cartridge tube and tight it by hand 3 4 turns NOTE Make sure that the gas piston is pressed down completely 15 Tighten...

Page 16: ...797 04 to release the top out spring 21 Push tool 1765 03 to a stop and check the oil level according to page 17 NOTE Use hlins Front fork oil 1305 01 only 22 Refit the Pre load tube Install the sprin...

Page 17: ...f the travel is lessened and thus the front fork less progressive The oil level works most efficient at the end of the fork travel Air spring characteristics shown is a general card description to un...

Page 18: ...the oil level is too high Lower the oil level If the fork is bottoming put in harder springs and keep the oil level 3 The front end feels unpredictable and un safe in the middle of the corner between...

Page 19: ...ront fork fluid No 5 1305 01 only Tighten torque Lower triple clamp bolt 12 15 Nm Upper triple clamp bolt 18 22 Nm Grease hlins front fork grease 146 01 red grease Service interval Every 10 hours 19 T...

Page 20: ...9 1 Rebound valve RH See page 22 30 01656 02 2 Cylinder tube 31 01699 02 2 Fork leg inner 32 01565 04 2 Stroke indicator 33 00338 63 2 O ring 34 00194 10 2 Sticker hlins 35 04759 02 2 Circlip 36 01682...

Page 21: ...14 4 3 3 8 Top nut assey Base valve Spare parts list Top nut assey 15 01675 01 2 Nut 16 00153 01 2 Washer 17 00641 02 2 Washer 18 Shim stack See spec card 19 01670 01 2 Piston compression 20 00338 11...

Page 22: ...Washer 15 00153 01 1 Washer 16 01675 01 1 Nut Pos Part No Pcs Description Type remarks Spare parts list Compression valve LH 3 Compression valve 2 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rebound valve 17 0...

Page 23: ...nt bar 7 01759 07 1 Dismantling bar 8 01759 08 1 Installing sleeve 9 01758 04 1 Guide ring 10 00720 02 1 Measure pin 11 00720 03 1 Pin tool 12 04705 01 1 Spanner 13 01765 03 1 Pull up spring tool 14 0...

Page 24: ...e info www ohlins com hlins Racing AB Box 722 S 194 27 Upplands V sby Sweden Phone 46 8 590 025 00 Fax 46 8 590 025 80 07280 10 Issued 06 07 26 hlins Racing AB Mattias Johansson majo Update Tiina Hara...

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