Steering Damper Road & Track

Owner’s Manual
Safety Precautions
Safety Symbols Caution!
In this manual, mounting instructions and The Caution Symbol means: Special
other technical documents, important precautions must be taken to avoid damage
information concerning safety is to the steering damper.
distinguished by the following symbols:
Note!
The Note Symbol indicates information that
The Safety Alert Symbol means: Warning! is important regarding procedures.
Your safety is involved.

Warning! Note!
The Warning Symbol means: Failure to
The steering damper is a very important part of
follow warning instructions can result in
the vehicle and will affect the stability.
severe or fatal injury to anyone working

with, inspecting or using the steering
Read and make sure that you understand the
damper, or to bystanders.
information in this manual and the mounting
instructions before you use this product. If you have
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or unauthorized use without the written permission of
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 Safety Precautions
Note! Note!
Öhlins Racing AB can not be held responsible for When working on this product, always consult
any damage to the steering damper, vehicle, other your Vehicle Service Manual.
property or injury to persons, if the instructions for
installing and maintenance are not followed exactly. Note!
This Manual should be considered as a part of
Warning! the product and should therefore accompany the
This product was developed and designed exclusively product throughout its life cycle.
for a specific vehicle model and should only be
Service Interval
installed on the intended vehicle model in its original
condition as delivered from the vehicle manufacturer. Inspect regularly or every 10 hours of use.
Recommended Service by an authorized Öhlins
After installing this product, take a test ride at Service Centre:
low speed to make sure that your vehicle has Street/Road Every 20 000-30 000km
maintained its stability. Race Track Once per year
If the suspension makes an abnormal noise, or Disposal
the function is irregular, or if you notice any leakage Discarded Öhlins products should be handed
from the product, please stop the vehicle immediately over to an authorized Öhlins workshop or
and return the product to an Öhlins Service Centre. distributor for proper disposal.

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Öhlins Steering Damper
How does it work?
Fig 1 Fig 2
The Öhlins Steering Damper has F
F
a piston (A) that is fixed on the shaft
(B) and pushes the fluid (blue arrows)
D D
through a separate parallel passage (C)
in the cylinder (D).

E
B
C

A
An adjustment knob (E), or stepper
motor in case of SD-EC, located at one
end of the cylinder is connected to an adjustable
valve in the passage to give a broad adjustment
range. Temperature change causes changes in
fluid volume, which is controlled by a pressurized
reservoir (F) located at the other end of the The seals and bushing in the Öhlins Steering
steering damper. The fluid is pressurized either by Damper are PTFE-coated to achieve the lowest
a compressed closed cell rubber foam (Fig 1), or friction level possible.
by a spring preloaded dividing piston (Fig 2).

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 Öhlins Steering Damper
The Öhlins Universal Steering Damper comes in
different lengths and strokes:
Stroke Min. Length Max. Length
(mm) (mm) (mm)
SD 000 63 36.5 223.5
SD 001 68 34.5 231.5
SD 002 90 34.5 275.5
SD 003 120 34.5 335.5
Steering damper installed across the frame.
SD 004 140 34.5 375.5
SD 005 150 36.5 397.5

ø8
Stroke

ø8
Recommended
Torque 5 Nm Minimum length
Maximum length Steering damper installed along the frame.

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Adjust
The adjustment knob has up to 18 different If your vehicle feels unstable, turn the adjustment
positions and counts in number of clicks from knob clockwise two steps at a time, until you
maximum hard to maximum soft position. have the performance you desire.
In urban areas we recommend you to set the
How to set
steering damper to maximum soft.
1. Set the damper to maximum hard by turning
the knob clockwise until it stops. Warning!
2. Set the damper to 10* clicks counter clockwise Do not set the damper to less than 5 clicks.
towards maximum soft position.
3. Go for a test ride. The SD-EC is continuously adjusted by the SCU
(Suspension Control Unit) to optimal damping
* If no other recommendations are given in
the Mounting Instructions. depending on riding condition. No manual
adjustment is necessary.

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 Clamps
B
A

16.5

Part No. Fork leg Clamp dimension Part No. Fork leg Clamp dimension
dimension AxB dimension AxB
02235-01 38 38x44 02235-09 46 46x52
02235-02 39 39x45 02235-11 50 50x56
02235-03 40 40x46 02235-13 52 52x58
02235-04 41 41x47 02235-14 53 53x59
02235-05 42 42x48 02235-15 53.5 53.5x59.5
02235-06 43 43x49 02235-16 54 54x60
02235-07 44 44x50 02235-17 55 55x61

02235-08 45 45x51

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It was the 1970’s, a young man named Congratulations! You are now the owner of By installing this steering damper on your

Part No 07261-02_0 | Issued 2015-01-08 | © Öhlins Racing AB

Kenth Öhlin spent most of his spare time an Öhlins Steering damper. More than one vehicle you have made a clear statement…
pursuing his favourite sport: motocross. hundred World Championships and other you are a serious rider with a focus on
A careful observer, Kenth’s attention was major world titles are definitive proof that getting the maximal handling ability and
continually drawn to one specific detail - Öhlins steering dampers offer outstanding outstanding feedback from your vehicle.
motocross bikes had more engine power performance and reliability. Along comes the fact that your steering
than their suspension could handle. It Every product has gone through damper will be a long lasting friend,
was not long before Kenth realised that rigorous testing and engineers have spent delivering the very best of comfort and
better performance could be achieved by thousands of hours, doing their very best to performance every time you go for a ride.
improved wheel suspension. use every possible experience from our 30 Go explore!
Öhlins Racing was established in 1976, years within the racing sport.
and just two years later the company won The product that you now have in your
its first World Championship title. Despite possession is pure racing breed that is built
being in the business for 30 years, the to withstand.
search for perfection and new functions is
still the main focus of the company.

Your Öhlins retailer:

Öhlins Racing AB
Box 722 Phone: +46 (0)8 590 025 00
SE-194 27, Upplands Väsby Fax: +46 (0)8 590 025 80
Sweden www.ohlins.com