Honda Motorcycle Service Manual page 305

FRONT SUSPENSION
Place the slider bushing over the fork tube and rest it on the
slider. Put the back-up ring and an old bushing or equivalent
tool on top.
Drive the bushing into place with the seal driver and remove
the old bushing or equivalent tool.
Coat a new oil seal with ATF and install it with the seal mark-
ings facing up. Drive the seal in with the seal driver.
Install the snap ring with its radiused edge facing down
Seat the snap ring firmly in the groove.
Failure to firmly seat the snap ring may cause the fork
assembly t o come apart unexpectedly and lead t o a
serious injury.
NOTE
For models w i t h a stop ring:
Use a small flat-blade screwdriver t o install the stop ring
into the groove. Be careful not to damage the fork tube.
Install the dust seal using the fork seal driver.
Pour d amount
c
the specifie ,f fork
c ~ i l
into the fork tube
Pump the fork tube several times to remove trapped air from
the lower portion of the tube.
Compress the fork leg fully and measure the oil level from the
top of the tube.
Wipe the oil off of the spring thoroughly using a clean, lint free
shop towel.
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FORK SEAL DRIVER
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ATTACHMENT
PLIERS
BACK-UP RING
4 - ~ -
GUIDE BUSHING
Date of Issue: March,
1995
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HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.