Honda C65 - Suspension System Maintenance

4.2 FRONT CUSHION 51
.2 FRONT CUSHION
6"Ym lock pin
Figure 4 -8. Fron c ~ - c:-::ss s=- ~- _
1. FRONT CUSHION CONSTRUCTION
The front whee l a xle and axle nut assembles e cas- :: _- ·- - - --- - - - - ::= -,::; :e ·s o' 620 2 rad ia l
ball
bearings and an inte gr al bra ke drum o · ~>e :--:::: -· ::·:: e ::-e · ::- :::::-·::· -s ·· e ::·c e sho es and
sp ee dometer gear .
The
front cushion, in contras t to the pr e io s pe a. ·· ~g a- uppe eia l, ·s ; -s'o . eo .·. ·.;. o - ~ - a~d l oc
pi n to improve the cushioning e ffect. In odd cii o- , he upp er bo l wh ich hod be en ·or quea from e f•on: 'or
si de is eliminated to afford a clea n appe ar ance.
o. Disassembly
11 I Remove the fr on t wheel in acc o rdance with sec-
tion 4.4a.
121 Remove the 6 mm l oc k pin and 7 mm loc k nut.
and then
the front cushion ioint washer and the
io int rubber A can both be rem oved . Next, by
removing the f ront arm pi vot bolt, and 8mm X 42,
hex bo ll the front cushion and the front suspension
ar m may be re moved together fr om the front fork.
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1 41
Remove the 8 mm hex nut a nd then by pulling
' o ut the 8 mm hex bo l t, the f ron t arm r ebo und
stoppe r may be removed from the front fork .
By
removing the 8 mm hex nu t and the front
cushion lower bolt ; the front cushion and the
fron t suspension arm may be separa ted.
{ Cautio n)
a.
When separating the front suspensi on arm fro m
the fr o~ t cushi on, core sho u ld be taken to
prevent the front cushion lowe r dust seal cap,
dust s eal and distance co llar from dropping.
b. Remove the pivot dust seal by unlock ing the
stak ing and remove th e dust seal and pivot
co lla r. {Fig. 4-10)
The front c ush ion dis ass embly can be performed
by removing the fr ont cushion lo ck nut and then
re
mov ing the front cushion spring.
(Ca
uti on)
The fr o nt damper bottom metal sh o uld not be
di sass emb led as it requires specia l tools and the
com po nent parts a re not sold indiv iduall y.
pin
7mm l ock
nut
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Figure 4-9 . f ront cushi on
Staked area
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ar m p i vo t d u st s ea l
D
ust s ea I cap
Fr o nt ar m
Figure
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