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Servicing Your Honda 87Servicing Your Honda 87
Suspension
Recommended Fork Oil
Fork Oil Change
Refer to Front Suspension Disassembly on page
112.
1. Record the rebound damping adjuster position
and turn the adjuster counterclockwise until it
stops.
2. Hold the outer tube (1), then remove the fork
damper (2) from the outer tube using a lock
nut wrench (3). Gently slide the outer tube
down onto the axle holder (4).
• Lock nut wrench 07WMA-KZ30100
suggested oil HP Fork Oil,
SS-19
(1) outer tube (3) lock nut wrench
(2) fork damper (4) axle holder
The outer tube (1) can drop on the slider (5) and
damage the fork dust seal (6). To avoid damage,
hold both the outer tube and slider when
removing the fork damper.
NOTICE
(1) outer tube (6) dust seal
(5) slider
3. Drain the fork oil from the outer tube (1).
Drain the fork oil from the oil hole (7) of the
fork damper.
(1) outer tube (7) oil hole
4. Drain the fork oil by turning the outer tube (1)
upside down. (About 0.4 US oz (12 cm
3
) of
fork oil will be left in the outer tube when it is
left inverted for about 20 minutes at 20
°C/68°F.)
(1) outer tube
Pour the drained oil into a suitable container and
dispose of it in an approved manner (page 144).
Improper disposal of drained oil is harmful to the
environment.
NOTICE
Amount of fork oil left in the fork
(within damper and spring) unit: cm
3
minute
°C/°F
30/86
20/68
10/50
0/32
5
16.5
17.4
18.9
20
10
14.1
15
16.5
18.4
20
12.7
13.7
14.8
15.9
35
11.8
12.6
13.7
14.5
55
11
11.5
12.5
13.7
85
10.1
10.5
11.4
13
145
8.6
9.1
9.8
11.7
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1)
(4)
(6)
(5)
(1)
NO GOOD
(1)
(7)
(1)
0°C/32°F
10°C/50°F
20°C/68°F
30°C/86°F
(cont’d)
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