Warning! Before starting work, ensure the motorcycle is stabilised and adequately supported. This will help prevent it from falling and causing injury to the operator or damage to the motorcycle.
1. Remove the forks as described on page 14.4.
2. Secure the fork in a soft jawed vice, gently clamping it on the caliper mounting.
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1. Fork; 2. Caliper mounting
Warning! Clamping the fork by any point other than the caliper mounting may damage the fork. A damaged fork is dangerous and can cause instability leading to loss of motorcycle control and an accident.
Caution! When securing the fork in a vice, take great care not to over-tighten the vice, as this will cause damage to the fork.
3. Hold the outer tube by hand to prevent it frorr turning, then unscrew the top cap from the outei tube.
Note: The top cap is not under spring tension and will not spring upwards when the threads disengage.
4. Remove the fork from the vice and have ar assistant stand it upright on the floor.
5. Allow the outer tube to fall into the inner.
6. Fit tool T3880067 over the top cap. Position the two adjustable arms to the holes in the spring spacer. Screw in the arms until they positively engage in the spring spacer holes.
Warning! While compressing the fork spring and while the spring holder is in place always wear protective equipment for the face and eyes and never stand directly above or look directly down onto the fork. If the spring compressor or holder should dislodge or detach, the resulting release of spring tension could cause parts to fly off resulting in injury to the user.
7. Using tool T3880067, manually compress the fork spring and insert the spring holder below the damper locknut.
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1. Damper locknut; 2. Tool T3880067; 3. Spring holder
8. Slacken the locknut, unscrew and remove the top cap. Recompress the fork spring to remove the holder.
Warning! While recompressing the fork spring and while the spring holder is in place always wear protective equipment for the face and eyes and never stand directly above or look directly down onto the fork. If the spring compressor or holder should dislodge or detach, the resulting release of spring tension could cause parts to fly off resulting in injury to the user.
9. Remove the spacer, spring cap and spring.
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1. Spacer; 2. Spring cap; 3. Spring
Note: At this stage of strip-down, the inner and outer tubes can become separated if they are not held togther.
10. Holding both the outer and inner tubes together, invert the fork and pour out the fork oil into a suitable container. Pump the damper rod to remove all oil.