Fork Disassembly - Honda CRF450X 2005 Service Manual

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813 careful no! to
scratch the slider
end nor to damage
the dust S6al.
FRONT WHEEL/SUSPENSION/STEERING
DISASSEMBLY
Clean the fork assembly, the sliding surface of the
fork slider and the bottom of the slider afound the
center bolt before disassembl ing the fork.
Measure the length between the axle holder and
outer tube, and record it before disassembling the
fork.
Hold the oute r tube and remove the fork damper
using the special tool.
TOOL:
Lock nut wrench, 50 mm 07WMA·KZ30100
Slide the outer tube down onto the axle holder.
Drain the fork oil from the fork leg .
Drain the fork oil from the oil hole (After '07: oi l
holes) in the fork damper.
Temporarily install the fork damper assembly into
the outer tube.
'05 - '07 shown:
FORK DAMPER
OUTER TUBE
'05 - '07 shown:
OIL HOLE
FORK DAMPER ASSEMBLY
OUTER TUBE - - '
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