18-10 REAR SUSPENSION
DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION
• Clean and dry the rear shock absorber.
• Remove the spring from the rear shock absorber. (!18-4)
• Turn the rebound damping force adjuster to the softest posi-
tion.
• Press the valve with a screwdriver to bleed out nitrogen gas.
(!18-7)
• Remove the compression adjuster assembly and drain the oil.
(!18-8)
• Vise the rear shock absorber unit in inverted position.
• Depress the bump rubber fully to protect the damper rod.
• Evenly hammer the stopper
1 with a screwdriver or
equivalent and remove it from the rear shock absorber body.
• Depress the seal case
2 with a screwdriver until the circlip
3
is fully exposed.
• Remove the circlip
4.
NOTE:
Do not scratch the inner surface of the shock absorber body to
avoid oil leaks.
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