Service Manual Mistakes

[Igofar]

St1300 manuals
The small tapered end has to sit on the cartridge ledge.
If installed incorrectly, the spring will fall past it and do very bad things.
No revisions that I could find.
Just common sense knowing it can only be assembled correctly with the smaller tapered end down, and not up.

 

[core-aggie]

Wow - good to see you post, Larry!

 

[Mr ed]

thanks for that bit of info. just checked my manual. it is correct with the spring being installed tapered end down.

 

[Igofar]

Several of the early service manuals 03, 05, show the correct instructions.
My 03-08 also show the correct instructions.
The funny thing is, the later manual from 08 and newer show the wrong version.
I guess the latest, greatest, most recent version does not always mean its the correct one

 

[Igofar]

thanks for that bit of info. just checked my manual. it is correct with the spring being installed tapered end down.

Only problem with the wording is Honda called the tapered end both the large end, tapering larger, and the small end, tapered down.

 

[DavidR8]

Welcome back Larry!

 

[SMSW]

My HSM, dated '03-2011 shows it correctly, tapered end down.

Best guess is they alternated years, figuring to get it right some of the time is better than none of the time.

 

[diferg]

Welcome back Larry. Good to see your input.

 

[cruzer1800]

Welcome back Larry!!! WOOO!!! He's back!

 

[Igofar]

Not back yet.....still very challenging trying to type.
Surgery on the 28th. Then I'm sure I will be down for a few weeks etc.

 

[ToddC]

Are you using a pencil as a typing tool......?
Your nose.....?

Oh wait.......

Nevermind

 

[ToddC]

Larry was just catching up on some long overdue "casual reading" and came across this tidbit....