FRONT
SUS
PENSION AND STEERING
NOTE
If
duri"g Step 6
Q/ld
Step 8 the atljust
,,"t will
nOt
tightell or loose", remQl'e
the
1111/
anti inspect hoth the "'/llllltl the
steering stem thrt(l(ls
for
tlirt alltllor
burrs, Clean both parts with a tap alld
die
if
lIec~ssar)'
.
then repeat Steps 6-8.
9.
In
sta
ll
the upper fork bridg
e,
washer and
steering stem cap n
ut
only finger-tight al this lime.
11
4·112
turn
®
..
®
B
A
267
10
.
Move
the steering slem back and forth from
side-Io-side (Figure
47
). The steering slem should
move freely from side-la-side wilh no looseness
or stiffne
ss.
If necessary. repeat Step 6 and Step
8 and readjust the stee
ri
ng
stem adjust nut.
NOTE
Steps
11-/3
milSt
be
per/orme(1 in this
order to assure proper upper (/lid
IOIl
'e
r
fork bri(/ge
/0
fork alignment.
I
I.
In
sta
ll
the front forks as described
in
this
cha
pt
er.
1
2.
Ti
g
ht
en the lower fork bridge bolts to the
torque speci
fi
cation
li
sted in Table I.
1
3.
Tighten the steering stem cap nut
to
the torque
specification listed in Table
I.
14.
In
stall the bolt securing the brake hose clamp
to the lower fork bridge.
15
.
In
stall the handlebars as described
in
this
chapter,
16
. I
ns
tall the front wheel as described in this
chapter.
STEERING
HEAD
BEARING
RA
CES
The headset and steering stem bearing outer
races are pressed into place.
Be
ca
use they are
eas
il
y bent. do not
re
mo
ve
them unless they are
worn and require replacement.
Headset Bearing
Ra
ce
Removal/Installation
I.
Remove the steering stem as described
in
th
is
chapler.
2A
, A special Suzuki tool setup (Suzuki bearing
o
ul
er race remover part No, 09941-54911. steering
bearing remover/installer part No.
09941-74910)
can
be
used
to
rem
ove
the headset bearing
ra
ce as
follows:
a.
Inslall the outer race remover (A, Figure 48)
into one
of
the outer race
s.
b,
In
sert the bearing remover
(B.
Figure 48) into
the backside of the o
ut
er
ra
ce remover.
c.
Tap on the end
of
the bearing remover with
a hammer
(C. Figure 48)
and
drive
th
e bear
ing
o
ut
er
race out
of
the steering head, Remove
the special tool from the outer race.
d. Repeat
for
the bearing o
ut
er
race on the other
end
of
the h
ea
dse
t.
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