89 TransAlp Manual Front Wheel Suspention Steering

FRONT WHEEL/SUSPENSION/STEERING

BUSHING/BACK-UP RING

Visually inspect the slider and fork tubę bushings.

Replace the bushings if there is excessive scoring or scratch-ing, or if the teflon is worn so that the copper surface appears on morę than 3/4 of the entire surface.

Check the back-up ring; replace it if there is any distortion at the points shown.

ASSEMBLY

(1) BUSHING

(2) BACK-UP RING

(1) PISTON

Install the fork piston with the rebound spring in the fork tubę. Install the slider bushing and back-up ring onto the fork tubę. Set the oil lock piece onto the end of the fork piston, then insert the fork tubę into the fork slider.

Temporarily install the fork spring, seat washer, spacer and fork cap.

|2) OIL LOCK PIECE

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