Yamaha YZ450FA Automobile User Manual


 
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FRONT FORK
REMOVING THE INNER TUBE
1. Remove:
• Dust seal "1"
• Stopper ring "2"
Using slotted-head screwdriver.
Take care not to scratch the inner tube.
2. Remove:
• Inner tube "1"
Oil seal removal steps:
a. Push in slowly "a" the inner tube just before
it bottoms out and then pull it back quickly
"b".
b. Repeat this step until the inner tube can be
pulled out from the outer tube.
REMOVING THE BASE VALVE
1. Remove:
• Base valve "1"
From damper assembly "2".
Hold the damper assembly with the cap bolt
ring wrench "3" and use the cap bolt wrench "4"
to remove the base valve.
CHECKING THE DAMPER ASSEMBLY
1. Inspect:
• Damper assembly "1"
Bend/damage Replace.
• O-ring "2"
Wear/damage Replace.
The front fork with a built-in piston rod has
a very sophisticated internal construction
and is particularly sensitive to foreign mate-
rial.
Use enough care not to allow any foreign
material to come in when the oil is replaced
or when the front fork is disassembled and
reassembled.
CHECKING THE BASE VALVE
1. Inspect:
• Base valve "1"
Wear/damage Replace.
Contamination Clean.
• O-ring "2"
Wear/damage Replace.
•Piston metal "3"
Wear/damage Replace.
• Spring "4"
Damage/fatigue Replace base valve.
• Air bleed screw "5"
Wear/damage Replace.
Cap bolt wrench:
YM-01500/90890-01500
Cap bolt ring wrench:
YM-01501/90890-01501