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Valve Body Assembly Disassembly and Assembly: Assembly

  1. Place separator plate and new lower valve body gasket on lower valve body assembly and tighten installation of front upper valve body assembly with 2 bolts (1) temporarily.
    Fig 1: Installing Front Upper Valve Body Assembly With Bolts
    G00798024Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  2. Place new upper valve body gasket on lower valve body assembly.
    Fig 2: Placing Upper Valve Body Gasket On Lower Valve Body Assembly
    G00798025Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  3. While holding upper valve body gasket and lower valve body assembly (1) together, install it on rear upper valve body assembly (2).
    Fig 3: Identifying Lower Valve Body Assembly And Rear Upper Valve Body Assembly
    G00798026Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  4. Tighten 3 bolts indicated in the figure temporarily.
    Fig 4: Tightening Bolts
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  5. Turn over lower valve body assembly and tighten 4 bolts indicated in the figure temporarily.
    Fig 5: Tightening Bolts
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  6. Remove 2 bolts tightened temporarily in Step 1).
    NOTE: Be careful not to damage gasket.
    Fig 6: Locating Bolts
    G00798029Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  7. Install lower valve body assembly (1) on front upper valve body (2).
    Fig 7: Installing Lower Valve Body Assembly On Front Upper Valve Body
    G00798030Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  8. Tighten 3 bolts indicated in the figure temporarily.
    Fig 8: Tightening Bolts
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  9. Turn over control valve lower body and tighten 5 bolts indicated in the figure temporarily.
    Fig 9: Identifying Control Valve Lower Body Bolts
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  10. Tighten bolts on upper valve body side to specified torque.
    NOTE: Tighten bolts by a certain amount of torque evenly and repeat it several times till specified torque is attained.

    Tightening torque 

    Upper valve body bolt: 5.5 N.m (0.55 kg-m, 4.0 lb-ft) 

    Fig 10: Tightening Upper Valve Body Bolt
    G00798033Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  11. Tighten bolts on lower valve body inside to specified torque.
    NOTE: Tighten bolts by a certain amount of torque evenly and repeat it several times till specified torque is attained.

    Tightening torque 

    Lower valve body bolt: 5.5 N.m (0.55 kg-m, 4.0 lb-ft) 

    Fig 11: Tightening Lower Valve Body Bolt
    G00798034Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  12. After installing manual valve (3), install detent spring (2) and plate (1) and tighten detent spring bolt to specified torque.

    Tightening torque 

    Detent spring bolt: 5.5 N.m (0.55 kg-m, 4.0 lb-ft) 

    Fig 12: Installing Manual Valve, Detent Spring And Plate
    G00798035Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.