5-40
REAR SHOCK ABSORBER
3. Install:• Lower bearing "1"
Install the bearing by pressing it on
the side having the manufacture's
marks or numbers.
INSTALLING THE SPRING (REAR
SHOCK ABSORBER)
1. Install:• Spring "1"
• Upper spring guide "2"
• Lower spring guide "3"
2. Install: • Spring seat "1"
Install the spring seat with the projec-
tion "a" brought into contact with the
spring end, as shown.
3. Tighten:•Adjuster "1" 4. Adjust:
• Spring length (installed)Refer to "ADJUSTING THE
REAR SHOCK ABSORBER
SPRING PRELOAD" section in
the CHAPTER 3.
5. Tighten:
• Locknut "1"
INSTALLING THE REAR SHOCK
ABSORBER
1. Install: • Dust seal "1"
• O-ring "2"
•Collar "3"
• Apply the molybdenum disulfide grease on the dust seal lips and col-
lars.
• Apply the lithium soap base grease on the O-rings.
2. Install:• Bushing "1"
•Collar "2"
• Dust seal "3"
• Apply the molybdenum disulfide grease on the bearing and dust seal
lips.
• Install the dust seals with their lips
facing outward.
3. Install:• Rear shock absorber
4. Install: • Bolt (rear shock absorber-frame)
"1"
• Washer "2"
• Nut (rear shock absorber-frame) "3"
Apply the molybdenum disulfide
grease on the bolt.
5. Install:• Bolt (rear shock absorber-relay arm) "1"
• Nut (rear shock absorber-relay
arm) "2"
Apply the molybdenum disulfide
grease on the bolt.
6. Install:• Rear frame "1"
• Bolt [rear frame (upper)] "2"
Installed depth of the
bearing "a":
4 mm (0.16 in)
Nut (rear shock absorb-
er-frame):56 Nm (5.6 m•kg, 40
ft•lb)
Nut (rear shock absorb-
er-relay arm): 53 Nm (5.3 m•kg, 38
ft•lb)
Bolt [rear frame (upper)]: 38 Nm (3.8 m•kg, 27
ft•lb)
