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Servicing Your Honda 97
Suspension
7. Bleed the fork oil from the balance chamber air
valve by pumping the outer tube (5) several
times.
8. Install the valve center (4) of the balance
chamber air valve.
9. Apply air pressure to the inner chamber and
check that there is no air leakage.
Inner Chamber Air Pressure:
When applying air pressure to the inner chamber,
the fork will be extended.
10. Apply air pressure to the balance chamber and
check that there is no air leakage.
Balance Chamber Air Pressure:
When applying air pressure to the balance
chamber, the fork will be shortened.
11. Install and tighten the balance chamber valve
cap to the specified torque:
0.4 lbf·ft (0.5 N·m, 0.1 kgf·m)
12. Clean the threads of the fork protector socket
bolts (1) and axle holder thoroughly.
Apply locking agent to the bolt threads.
Install the fork protector (2) and fork protector
socket bolts.
Tighten the fork protector socket bolts to the
specified torque:
5.2 lbf·ft (7 N·m, 0.7 kgf·m)
(5) outer tube
(4) balance chamber air valve center
(5)
(4)
Standard air
pressure
174 psi (1,200 kPa, 12.2 kgf/cm
2
)
Maximum air
pressure
(stiff)
189 psi (1,300 kPa, 13.3 kgf/cm
2
)
Minimum air
pressure
(soft)
131 psi (900 kPa, 9.2 kgf/cm
2
)
Standard air
pressure
163 psi (1,125 kPa, 11.5 kgf/cm
2
)
Maximum air
pressure
(soft)
189 psi (1,300 kPa, 13.3 kgf/cm
2
)
Minimum air
pressure
(stiff)
145 psi (1,000 kPa, 10.2 kgf/cm
2
)
(3) air valves
(1) fork protector socket bolts
(2) fork protector
(3)
(3)
Inner chamber: Balance chamber:
(2)
(1)
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