Yamaha YZ450FT Automobile User Manual


 
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TIRE PRESSURE CHECK/SPOKES INSPECTION AND
TIGHTENING/WHEEL INSPECTION
EC36Q000
TIRE PRESSURE CHECK
1. Measure:
Tire pressure
Out of specification Adjust.
N
OTE:
Check the tire while it is cold.
Loose bead stoppers allow the tire to slip off
its position on the rim when the tire pressure
is low.
A tilted tire valve stem indicates that the tire
slips off its position on the rim.
If the tire valve stem is found tilted, the tire is
considered to be slipping off its position. Cor-
rect the tire position.
Standard tire pressure:
100 kPa (1.0 kgf/cm
2
, 15 psi)
EC36S002
SPOKES INSPECTION AND TIGHTENING
1. Inspect:
Spokes 1
Bend/damage Replace.
Loose spoke Retighten.
2. Tighten:
Spokes
N
OTE:
Be sure to retighten these spokes before and
after break-in. After a practice or a race check
spokes for looseness.
T
R
.
.
3 Nm (0.3 m · kg, 2.2 ft · lb)
EC36T000
WHEEL INSPECTION
1. Inspect:
Wheel runout
Elevate the wheel and turn it.
Abnormal runout Replace.