Honda CRF450X - Subframe Upright Position

Subframe Upright Position
Refer to Safety Precautions on page 25.
The subframe may be adjusted to an upright
position to permit servicing of the rear
suspension and carburetor.
Upright Position
1. Remove the seat (page 36).
2. Remove the right side cover bolt (1) and right
side cover (2).
4. Remove the muffler (page 62).
5. Loosen the screw (7) on the air cleaner
connecting boot clamp (8).
(7) screw
(8) air cleaner connecting boot clamp
6. Loosen the subframe upper mounting bolts (9)
and remove the subframe lower mounting
bolts (10).
(9) subframe upper mounting bolts
(10) subframe lower mounting bolts
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7. Lift the subframe (11) as shown.
Tighten the subframe upper mounting bolt to
the specified torque:
22 lbf·ft (30 N·m, 3.1 kgf·m)
(1) right side cover bolt
(2) right side cover
3. Open the air cleaner box cover (3) by turning
the quick fastener (4) counterclockwise and
remove the left side cover bolt (5) and left
side cover (6).
(2)
(1)
(6)
(5)
(3)
(4)
(8)
(7)
(10)
(9)
90°
(11)
(11) subframe
(3) air cleaner box cover (5) left side cover bolt
(4) quick fastener (6) left side cover