2009 — Cleaning and Inspection

HOME 15. Remove spring (20). 16. Remove oil seal (17), seal spacer (18), and bushing guide (19). sm03224 17. Repeat procedure for opposite fork tube and slider assembly. CLEANING AND INSPECTION 1. Thoroughly clean and inspect each part. If inspection shows that any parts are bent, broken or damaged, those parts should be repaired or replaced. 2. Inspect fork tube bushing and slider guide bushing and replace as required. 3. Always replace oil seals and O-rings. 4. Check dust cover where it rubs on fork tube. The dust cover should present a good continuous seal and not show excessive wear. Figure 2-101. Notch in Slider 5.

Check the fork tube where it rubs on dust cover.The tube should show a bright, shining surface, free of scoring or abrasions. 6. If springs are broken, replace springs. 7. 8. necessary. Figure 2-102. Seat Pipe Screw (right fork assembly) 2-82 2009 VRSC Service: Chassis rings. damaged, replace it. maged components as sm03225