Honda 2005 CRF250X - PISTON RING REPLACEMENT; DAMPER ROD DISASSEMBLY

PISTON RING REPLACEMENT
Inspect the piston ring.
If the piston ring is damaged, c ut the piston ring and
replace it along with a new O-rings.
Coat new O-rings and piston ring with shock oil.
Place
the piston ring guide over the piston and
install a new O-rings and piston ring into place by
hand.
T OO L:
Pi sto n ring g uid e 070MG·KZ30100
not availa bl e in
U .S.A.
Compress the piston ring against the ring groove
and seat the piston ring into the ring groove.
DAMPER ROD DISASSEMBLY
To keep lint or dirt from getting onto the damper
rod parts, do not wear gloves while working on the
damper rod.
Set the lower shock mount in a vise with a piece of
wood or soft jaws to avoid damage.
Be
careful to file the rod end by hand so that the
D.D. of the rod end is about 10 mm (0.4 in), Be care-
ful not to over-file.
Turn the end nut back-and-forth in 1/4 turn incre-
ments until it loosens, then rotate another 1/4 turn
and repeat turning back-and-forth until the nut loos-
ens completely.
If the damper rod is cracked or damaged when
removing the end nut, replace the damper rod
assembly with a new one.
REAR WHEEL/SUSPENSION
~ Q·RINGS
....
30
0
at first then
gradually angle to 45 0
45
FILE
O-RINGS
PISTON RING
~ I
....
RING
GUIDE
10 mm (0.4) in
14-19