Honda InterceptorVF700F - VFR75001790046.PDF

IIONITDA
V45
INIER,CEPTOR,
FRONT
WHEEL/SUSPENSION
STEERING
STEM SOCKET
0791
6-37 1 01
00
Install and tighten
the
adlusting
nut to the
specified
toro ue.
TORQUE:
'83:
1O-12 N.m
(1.0-1.2
ks-m,7-9
ft-lb)
'84:
19-21N.m
(1.9-2.1
kg-m,
14-15
ft-lb)
Turn the steering stem lock-to-lock
4-5 times to
seat the bearings,
then tighten
the nut
to the
same
torque.
'83:
Again turn
the steering
stem lock-to-lock
5
times
to seat the bearings,
then
tighten the adlust-
ment nut
to the
same torque.
lnstall a new
bearing adjustment
nut lock washer
aligning the tabs
with the
grooves
in the nut.
Bend
two
opposite tabs down into
the
grooves.
NOTE
DO
NOT install a
used bearing
adjustment
nut lock washer.
Hand tighten the lock nut.
Hold the adjustment nut
and
further
tighten
the
lock
nut only
enough to align its
grooves
with the
lock washer tabs.
NOTE
lf the lock nut
grooves
cannot be easily
aligned
with
the lock
washer tabs, remove the
nut,
turn
it
over
and reinstall it.
Bend two
lock
washer
tabs up into
the lock nut
grooves.
LOCK
NUT
LOCK
WASHER
Date of lssue:
October,
1983
O
HONDA
MOTOR
CO.. LTD.
14-35