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TableofContents

ExplodedView-SwingingArm. 13.2

ExplodedView-RearSuspensionUnits 13.3

RearSuspensionUnits 13.4

Adjustment 13.4

SuggestedSuspensionSettings. 13.4

Removal 13.4

Inspection 13.5

Installation 13.5

SwingingArm andDriveShaft 13.5

Removal 13.5

Inspection 13.6

Installation 13.6

SwingingArmBearings. 13.8

Removal 13.8

Installation 13.8

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RearSuspensionUnits

Adjustment

Therearsuspensionisadjustableforpre-loadonly.

Tochangetherearsuspensionspringpre-loadsetting,inserttheadjustmenttoolsuppliedinthetoolkitintotheholeprovidedintheadjusterring.

1. RearSuspensionUnit

2. Tool

Turntheadjusterringclockwisetoincreasespringpre-load,andanti-clockwisetodecreasespringpre­load.Whendeliveredfromthefactory,thepre-loadadjusterwillbesetatposition 1.

SuggestedSuspensionSettings

RidingCondition Rideronly	SuspensionPreloadSetting
	Position1
Riderandpassenger	Position2
Rider,passengerandluggage	Position5

Adjustersettingsarecountedfromonewithpositiononebeingwiththeadjusterturnedfullyanti-clockwise.Therearefivepositionsintotal.Positiononegivestheminimumamountofspringpre-load.

Note:

• Thedetailsgiveninthetablearetobeusedasaguideonlywheretheriderandpassenger eachweigh90kgorless.Settingrequirementsshouldbeincreasedforheavierridersandpassengers andaccordingtopersonalpreferences.

Removal

1. Raiseandsupportthemotorcyclesothattherearwheelisclearofthe ground.

Note:

• Ifbothsuspensionunitsaretoberemoved,placeablockbeneaththerearwheeltopreventit droppingwhenthesecondunitisremoved.

Slackenandremovetheupperandlowermounting boltsandwashersthenremovethesuspensionunitfromitsmountingspigots.

1. Rearsuspensionunit

2. Uppermountingbolts

3. Lowermountingbolts

3. Repeatoperations1and2fortheotherrearsuspensionunit(ifrequired).

4. Discardallmountingboltsremoved.

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Inspection

1. Removealltracesofdirtandinspectfordamage/weartothemountingsandsprings.

2. Inspecttheunitcloselyforfluidleaksfromallpartsoftheunitandforcracksanddamagetothesprings.Ifthereisanydamage,oranyleaksareevident,bothrearsuspensionunitsmustberenewedasamatchedpair.

3. Checkthemountingrubbersforcracksandsignsofelongation.Replaceasnecessary.

SwingingArmandDriveShaft

Removal

Note:

• Theswingingarmmayberemovedwiththeexhaustsysteminplace.

Installation

1. Locatethesuspensionunits tothemountingspigots,articulatingtheswinging armuntilthedistancebetweentheupperandlowerspigotsallowstheunitstofit.

2. Fittheoriginalwasherstonewmountingbolts.Installtheboltsthentightenthemto28Nm.

Note:

• Thelargewasherisfittedtothetopmounting,thesmallerwashertothelower.

Repeatoperations1and2fortheotherrearsuspensionunit(ifremoved).

Removethewheelsupport(iffitted),lowerthemotorcycletothegroundandparkitonthesidestand.

1. Supportthemotorcyclesothattherearwheelisclearoftheground,withnoweightontheswingingarmandsuspensionunits.

2. Removetherearwheelasdescribedonpage

16.8.

3. Removethebevelboxasdescribedonpage6.4.

4. Removetherearsuspensionunitsasdescribedonpage13.4.

5. Detachthebrakepipeclipsfromtherighthandsideoftheswingingarm.

1. Brakepipe

2. Clips(rearoftwoshown)

3. Rearwardcliplocationonswingingarm

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6.UsingtoolT3880062,releasethelockingringontherighthandswingingarmpivot.

1. Lockingring

2. Swingingarmpivot

3.ToolT3880062

7. Supportthearmbeforeremovingbothswingingarmpivotscompletely.

Note:

• Thelefthandpivotwillbeverytight.

Easetheswingingarmrearwardswhiledetachingthedriveshaftgaiterfromthearm,leavingitattachedtothetransmission.

Manoeuvretheswingingarmfromtheframe,slidingitoverthedriveshaft(whichrunsinsideit).Takecaretonotdamageordetachtheairboxdrainhosesduringremoval.

1. Swingingarm

2. Driveshaft

10.Ifnecessary,detachthedriveshaftfrom thegearboxoutputshaftbypullingitgentlytowardstherearofthemotorcycle.

1. Driveshaft

2. Gearboxoutputshaft

Inspection

1. Inspecttheswingingarmbearingsandbearingoutercupsfordamage,cracksandsignsofthebearingrollersindentingtheoutercup.Renewthebearingsasdescribedonpage13.7ifanydamageispresent ineitherbearing.

2. Inspecttheswingingarmpivots fordamageanddeformation.Renewasnecessary.

3. Inspectthedriveshaftgaiterforsplitsandotherdamage.Replaceasnecessary.

Installation

Note:

• Thedriveshaftgaiterisattachedtotheswingingarmwithsuperglue.

• Donotattempttofittheswingingarmwiththedriveshaftsleeveinplace.Fitthesleeveafterfirstfittingtheswingingarmtotheframe.

1. Greasethedriveshaftsplineswithmolybdenumdisulphidegrease.

2. Locateandengagethedriveshafttothegearboxoutputshaft.

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3. Thoroughlylubricatetheswingingarmbearingswithgeneralpurposegreasebeforepositioningthemtotheswingingarm.

1. Swingingarm

2. Bearing

4.Positiontheswingingarmtothedriveshaftandmanoeuvrethearmalongthedriveshaft.

Fittingtheswingingarm

5. Engagethethreadsoftheswingingarmpivotstotheframe.

1. Pivots

2. Frame

6. Positiontheswingingarmbearingstothepivots.

7. Engagethepivotstothe swingingarmbearings.

8. Tightenthelefthand pivotto100Nm.

9. Tightentherighthandpivotto15Nm.

10. Tightentherighthandlockingringto100NmusingtoolT3880062.

1.Tool13880062

11. Applyasmearofgeneralpurposegreasetothedriveshaftsleeve,insideandout.

12. Refitthedriveshaftgaitertotheswingingarmandcrankcase.Ensureitisengaged throughoutitsentirecircumferencebothends.

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11. Refitthedriveshaftsleeve.

1. Driveshaft

2. Swingingarm

3. Sleeve

14.Alignthetwobrakepipeclipstotherighthandsideoftheswingingarm.Tightentheclipfixingsto7Nm.

1.Brakepipe

2.Clips

3.Forwardcliplocationonswingingarm

15.Refittherearsuspensionunitsasdescribedonpage13.5.

16. Refitthebevelboxasdescribedonpage6.4.

17. Refittherearwheelasdescribedonpage16.9.

18. Lowerthemotorcycletothegroundandparkitonthesidestand.

19. Pumptherearbraketopositiontherearbrakepads.

SwingingArmBearings

Removal

1. Removetheswingingarmasdescribedonpage

13.5.

Note:

• Itisnecessarytoremovethelefthandbearingfirst.

Workingfromtheoppositesideofthearmtothebearingbeingremoved,driftout thebearingandplugtogether.

Note:

• Foraccesstothe bearingcupduringremoval,itisrecommendedthattheplugbedeliberatelydeformedandremovedfirstinordertoseetherearfaceofthebearingcup.

3. Repeatforthesecondbearingcup.

3. Toremovetherighthandbearing,driftouttheplugandbearingoutercup workingfromthelefthandsideoftheswingingarm.

InstallationNote:

• Replacementbearingsaresuppliedwiththeplugattachedtotheoutercupbymeansofadhesive.Donotseparatethesecomponents,asitisnotnecessarytodosoforinstallation.Theplugisnotaninterferencefitintheswingingarm.

1.Thoroughlycleanalldebrisanddirtfromthetwobearinglocationsintheswingingarm.

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2.PressthenewbearingoutercupsandplugsintoeachsideoftheswingingarmusingtoolT3BB0064,untilbotharepressedfullyuptotheirlocatingshouldersinsidethearm.

1. Bearingoutercup

2. Plug

3. Shoulder(armshowninsection)

4.ToolT3880064

3.Applygeneralpurposegreasetobothbearingsbeforerefittingtheswingingarmasdescribed onpage13.7.

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