Suzuki SFV650, Service Manual

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2B-5 Front Suspension:
10) Remove the cylinder (9), rebound spring (10) and
ring (11).
11) Remove the oil seal by slowly pulling out the inner
tube.
NOTE
Be careful not to damage the inner tube.
12) Remove the following parts.
• Oil lock piece (12)
• Oil seal (13)
• Oil seal retainer (14)
• Outer tube slide metal (15)
• Inner tube slide metal (16)
Assembly
Assemble the front fork in the reverse order of
disassembly. Pay attention to the following points:
CAUTION
!
• Thoroughly wash all the component parts
being assembled.
Insufficient washing can result in oil
leakage or premature wear of the parts.
• When reassembling the front fork, use new
fork oil.
• Use the specified fork oil for the front fork.
• When reassembling, replace the outer and
inner tube’s slide metal, oil seal, dust seal
and cylinder bolt gasket with the new
ones.
• Use care not to cause damage to the slide
metal surfaces since the surfaces are
teflon coated.
Inner tube
• Hold the inner tube vertically, clean the metal groove
and install the inner tube slide metal by hand.
CAUTION
!
Do not damage the Teflon coated surface of
the inner tube’s slide metal when mounting it.
• Apply fork oil to the inner tube slide metal.
: Fork Oil 99000–99001–SS8 (SUZUKI FORK
OIL SS-08 or equivalent)
• Install the following parts onto the inner tube.
– Outer tube slide metal (1)
– Oil seal retainer (2)
– Oil seal (3)
CAUTION
!
When installing the oil seal to inner tube, be
careful not to damage the oil seal lip.
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