REAR SUSPENSION 19-9
• Replace the O-rings
3
on the compression adjuster assem-
bly with new ones.
• Apply rear suspension oil to the O-rings
3
.
REAR SUSPENSION OIL SS-25 or equivalent
• Reinstall the compression adjuster assembly
2
.
• Tighten the compression adjuster assembly
2
to the speci-
fied torque with the special tool.
09941-53660: RCU socket wrench (24 mm)
Compression adjuster assembly:
30 N·m (3.0 kgf-m, 21.5 lbf-ft)
• Fill the rear shock absorber unit with nitrogen gas to 784 kPa
(8.0 kgf/cm
2
, 113.8 psi).
• Tighten the gas valve cap.
• Reinstall the spring. (
19-4)
* Use of flammable gas for pressuring the rear shock
absorber unit can be hazardous. Flammable gas
such as gas welding oxygen can cause a fire hazard.
* Use nitrogen gas. If nitrogen gas is not available,
compressed air free from water can be substituted.
* Applying too much pressure to the rear shock
absorber unit may rupture the rear shock absorber
unit.
* Be sure to fill the rear shock absorber unit to the
specified pressure.
* Riding the motorcycle with abnormal gas pressure
can damage the rear shock absorber unit. Low gas
pressure can result in oil leakage. Abnormal gas
pressure cannot provide normal rear shock absorber
unit performance.
* Be sure to fill the rear shock absorber unit to the
specified pressure.
