Suzuki RM85, Owner'S Service Manual

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REAR SUSPENSION 17-9
REAR SHOCK ABSORBER DISASSEMBLY
AND INSPECTION
• Remove the rear shock absorber unit from the frame. Clean
and dry it. (

17-3)
• Remove the spring from the rear shock absorber. (

17-4)
• Turn the rebound damping force adjuster to the softest posi-
tion.
• Press the valve with a screwdriver to bleed out nitrogen gas.
(

17-6)
• Remove the compression adjuster assembly. Drain the oil.
(

17-7)
• Vise the rear shock absorber unit in inverted position.
• Evenly hammer the stopper
1
with the screwdriver or equiva-
lent and remove it from the rear shock absorber body.
• Depress the seal case
2
with the screwdriver until the circlip
3
is fully exposed.
• Remove the circlip
3
.
NOTE:
Avoid scratching the inner surface of the shock absorber body to
avoid oil leaks.
• Extract the damper rod assembly from the shock absorber
body.
• Inspect the oil seal and O-rings.
• Inspect the damper rod for bends and scratches.
• Inspect the inner surface of the body.
• Inspect the “teflon coating metal” on the piston.
• Replace O-rings with new ones.
• Replace the “teflon coating metal” by cutting off the old one
and sliding the new one onto the piston if necessary.