Yamaha YZ450FA Automobile User Manual


 
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FRONT FORK
32.Install:
• Damper assembly "1"
To outer tube.
Temporarily tighten the damper assembly.
33.Install:
• Protector guide "1"
INSTALLING THE FRONT FORK
1. Install:
• Front fork "1"
• Temporarily tighten the pinch bolts (lower
bracket).
Do not tighten the pinch bolts (upper bracket)
yet.
2. Tighten:
• Damper assembly "1"
Use the cap bolt ring wrench "2" to tighten the
damper assembly with specified torque.
3. Adjust:
• Front fork top end "a"
4. Tighten:
• Pinch bolt (upper bracket) "1"
• Pinch bolt (lower bracket) "2"
Tighten the lower bracket to specified
torque. If torqued too much, it may cause
the front fork to malfunction.
Damper assembly:
30 Nm (3.0 m•kg, 22 ft•lb)
Cap bolt ring wrench:
YM-01501/90890-01501
Front fork top end (standard) "a":
Zero mm (Zero in)
Pinch bolt (upper bracket):
21 Nm (2.1 m•kg, 15 ft•lb)
Pinch bolt (lower bracket):
21 Nm (2.1 m•kg, 15 ft•lb)