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96 Servicing Your Honda
Suspension
7. Apply fork oil to the fork cap bushings (6),
new O-rings (7) and piston ring (8) on the fork
cap assembly (1).
8. Cover the oil holes by hand. Extend the fork
damper piston rod (2) to 0.8 in (20 mm),
holding it, install the fork cap assembly (1) to
the fork damper (5) while extending the
damper piston rod with vertical position.
Be careful not to damage the fork cap bushings.
If it is difficult to install the fork cap assembly, the
fork damper oil level might be higher than standard
oil level.
9. Completely screw in the fork center bolt lock
nut (9) to the fork damper piston rod (2).
10. Check the fork damper piston rod sliding
surface for damage.
11. Cover the fork damper piston rod end with
shop towel (10) to prevent fork damage.
Hold the fork damper in an upright position
and pump the fork damper piston rod (2) to 3.9
in (100 mm) slowly several times.
12. Cover the oil holes (11) with shop towel to
prevent blow out of fork oil.
Blow the extra oil off from the fork damper oil
chamber (3) by pumping the fork damper
piston rod to full stroke.
NOTICE
Be careful not to bend or damage the fork damper
piston rod when the piston rod is stroked.
(1) fork cap assembly (7) O-rings (new)
(6) fork cap bushings (8) piston ring
(6) (1)
(7) (8) (7)
(1) fork cap assembly (5) fork damper
(2) fork damper piston rod
(2) fork damper piston rod (9) fork center bolt lock nut
(1)
(2)(5)
(2)
(9)
(2) fork damper piston rod
(3) fork damper oil chamber
(10) shop towel
(11) oil holes
(3)
(11)(10)
(10)
(2)
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