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Maintenance
Other Adjustments
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Adjusting the Rear Suspension
Adjusting the Rear Suspension
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Spring Preload
You can adjust the spring preload by the
adjuster to suit the load or the road surface.
Use the pin spanner and extension bar to
turn the adjuster. Position 1 is for a decrease
spring preload (soft), or turn the position 3
to 7 increase spring preload (hard). The
standard position is 2.
Extension bar
Pin spanner
Spring preload
adjuster
7
1
2
3
4
6
5
Attempting to adjust directly from 1 to 7 or
7 to 1 may damage the shock absorber.
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Rebound Damping
You can adjust the rebound damping by the
adjuster to suit the load or the road surface.
Turn clockwise to increase rebound damping
(hard), or turn counterclockwise to decrease
rebound damping (soft). The standard
position is approximately 1 1/2 turns from
the maximum setting so that the punch
mark on the adjuster aligns with the
reference punch mark.
Reference
punch mark
Punch mark
Damping adjuster
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