Öhlins SD195 Mounting Instruction Download Page 2

 WARNING!

1. Installing a steering damper, that is not 
 approved by the vehicle manufacturer, may 
 affect the stability of your vehicle. Öhlins 
Racing AB cannot be held  responsible for 
any personal injury or damage that may occur 
 after fi tting the steering damper.  

 

 
2. Please study and make certain that you 
fully understand all the mounting instructions 
and the owner’s manual before handling this 
steering damper kit. If you have any questions 
regarding proper installation procedures, 
contact an Öhlins dealer.

3. The vehicle service manual must be 
 referred  to  when  installing  the  Öhlins       
steering damper

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1

Remove the front fuel tank attachment screw.

2

Remove the steering stem nut.

Mounting Instructions

Safety Signals

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

The Safety alert symbol means:    
Attention!  Your safety is involved.

 WARNING!

Failure to follow these warning instruc-
tions could result in 

severe or fatal 

injury

 to anyone working with, inspect-

ing or  using the steering damper, or to 
bystanders.

CAUTION! 

Caution indicates that special pre-
cautions must be taken to avoid damage 
to the steering damper.

NOTE! 

Indicates information that is of  importance 
regarding mounting procedures.

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WARNING!

1. It is advisable to have an Öhlins dealer install 
the steering damper.
2. Follow the instructions in the vehicle service 
manual when changing the steering damper.
3. When working on a raised vehicle, make 
sure that it is securely supported to prevent 
it from tipping over.

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3

Attach the frame bracket assembly (2232-51) 
and tighten the new steering stem nut. Use the 
original washers for the steering stem and fuel 
tank attachment.

NOTE!

Tighten the top nut of the steering stem to 
the torque recommended in the motorcycle’s 
workshop manual. If no recommended torque 
is written, tighten to 100 Nm.

4

Press down the fuel tank attachment, and at the 
same time fi ll up the gap completely with shims 
(1430-14). Use as many shims as needed to 

prevent freeplay between the frame bracket 
assembly and the fuel tank attachment

5

Attach the bracket assembly (2230-08) by us-
ing sleeve (2239-01), tefl on spacer (2259-01), 
washer (00426-04) and screw (1046-47).

6

Attach the triple clamp bracket to the right side 
of the triple clamp. Use the sleeve (2238-06) and 
the screw (00432-05).

7

Attach the Öhlins steering damper to the bracket 
assembly. 

Do not tighten yet.

8

Attach the steering damper end eye to the triple 
clamp bracket. Use the screw (05404-02) and 
sleeve (02238-08) provided in this kit.

9

Adjust the steering damper by letting it slide in 
its bracket assembly so that the steering damper 
uses similar stroke both ways.

NOTE!

Make sure that the steering has clearance for 
turning both to the left and to the right end 
positions, and that the damper is not used as 
a stop.

10

Tighten the bolts to the correct torque. 
Screw M5  

  6 Nm

Screw M6 

10 Nm

Screw M8 

24 Nm

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11

Set the damper to the recommeded set-up. 

See set-up data below and instructions for 
adjusting on the next page.

12

Continue your work according to your Öhlins 
Owner’s manual.

NOTE!

Make sure that all bolts are tightened to the cor-
rect torque, and that nothing fouls or restricts 
movement of the steering damper.

Set-up data

Recommended 10 

clicks

During storage and transport, especially at 
high ambient temperature, the oil and grease 
used for assembling may run out inside the 
packing and damage the  expanded polysty-
rene packing material. This is not unusual 
and is in no way detrimental to the steering 
damper.

Öhlins steering damper installed

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01046-47

00426-04

02259-01

02230-08

02239-01

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