Service Manual (KLZ1000C) — page 422 of 762

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13-30 SUSPENSION
Rear Shock Absorber

• Loosen:
   Rear Shock Absorber Nut and Bolt (Lower) [A]
     Rear Shock Absorber Bolt (Upper) [B]

• Remove:
   Spring Preload Adjuster Bolts [A] and Bracket
• Open the clamps [B].

• Remove:
   Rear Shock Absorber Nut and Bolt (Lower) [A]
     Rear Shock Absorber Bolt (Upper) [B]
•   Remove the rear shock absorber [C] rearward.

• Turn up the heat insulation rubber plate.
• Remove the rear shock absorber nut (upper) [A].

Rear Shock Absorber Installation
• Installation  is the reverse of removal.
• Install the rear
  Replace    the  rear shock absorber nuts with new ones.
• frame hole [B] soshock     absorber nut (upper) [A] into the
                       that the friction ring [C] faces left side.
• Install rear shock absorber so that the rebound damping
  force adjuster faces rightward.
• Tighten:
    Torque - Rear Shock Absorber Bolt (Upper): 35 N·m (3.6
               kgf·m, 26 ft·lb)
             Rear Shock Absorber Nut (Lower): 35 N·m (3.6
               kgf·m, 26 ft·lb)