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Workshop
Guides,
Fit
a Steering Damper.
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Ok, so you
want to fit a steering damper, your going to need a few
thing's to start with. Firstly a steering damper, so I'll
presume you already have one of those to hand. And in
this 'how to' we're going to be fitting
a 916 style damper or in other word's an across the tank
style, in this instance a Hyperpro damper but all
916 style fitting kit's are pretty similar. Except the
Harris kit which also comes with a replacement screen
brace on the pre 2000 Blades.
We also need a few tool's such as a torque wrench which
read's between 0-100lb, a short socket handle also a long
socket handle bar a 10mm & 30mm socket's, a 10mm ring
or open ended spanner and a set of allen key's, a paddock
stand to support the rear of the bike, would also be useful,
and some way of lifting the front wheel slightly off the
ground, such as a car trolley jack and a piece of wood to
put on top where your going to be jacking the bike up under
the the exhaust down pipes.
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thing to do is read the instructions which came with the steering
damper and determine you have "ALL" the part's you
need to complete the job, Oh yes and vitally important.....A
cup of tea to take to the garage with you.
Here we go
then. First position the trolley jack with that piece of
wood on top, just under the exhaust down pipes, and pump
it up to take the free play out, but don't jack the front
wheel off the ground yet. Take the long bar and 30mm socket
and undo and remove the steering stem top nut this will
almost certainly be very tight, then with the 10mm socket
undo and remove the two fuel tank front retaining bolts
(10mm head) but leave the two large washer's, these need
to be re-used and placed between the screen brace and the
long damper bracket that bolt's to the fuel tank front mounting's.
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Now get the
fitting kit for the damper with the damper fitting kit there
will be a plate which fit's against the top yoke, before
you fit it to the bike, bolt the damper holding bracket
to this plate, with the supplied parts, read the instructions
to determine which way it faces and which way the washers
or spacers fit, then tighten it up, hand tight should be
ok or about 9lb, don't go mad and strip the thread.
On the underside
of the top yoke plate there is a small tag, which fit's
into the groove on the top yoke, take this plate and position
it, so the tag fit's into the groove on the top yoke and
hand tighten the top steering stem nut. Now get the bracket
which fits across the tank front mounting bolts, and fit
it using the supplied longer 10mm headed bolt's, position
it so it faces to the right as you sit on the bike, this
is so you'll be able to adjust it without taking your throttle
hand off the bar's.
(yes I know it's obvious but it's amazing how many I've
seen fitted the other way)**
Next pass the
damper through the round bracket that you bolted to the
top yoke plate, so that the end of the damper rod with the
ball joint is to the right as you sit on the bike (see above
bit)** and put the allen key headed bolt through the damper
rod ball joint using any spacers supplied and tighten it
to the required torque. Now make sure the steering is facing
straight ahead and move the damper body so it is about equel
on both side's, of the yoke bracket, now tighten the bolt
to hold it still, also now tighen the top steering stem
nut to the required torque.
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Ok here is
where you need the trolley jack, pump it up so the front
wheel is just off the ground, move the steering to left
and right making sure you have full movement and travel
on the damper, and that it doesn't hit the tank or screen
brace doing this, if it doesn't hit anything then fine your
finished. If not then you'll need to move the damper body
in the mounting bracket to make sure it does clear everything
else.
Lastly DOUBLE
check you've tighened everything back up to the right torque
setting's, remove the trolley jack and you can now go out
feeling proud in a job well done and that you'll have no
more tank slappy moment's.
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