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REMOVING THE FRONT FORK LEGS
The following procedure applies to both of t
he
front fork legs.
TIP
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Each front fork leg is equipped with a spring pre·
load
ad
justi
ng
bo
l
t,
the right fork leg is equipped
wi
th a rebound damping f
or
ce a
dj
usti
ng
screw
a
nd
compression damping force adjusting
screw. Pay attention not to mistake the
ri
ght a
nd
left.
1. Stand the ve
hi
cle on a level surface.
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AwARNING
Securely
support
the
vehicle
so
that
there
is
no
danger
of
it
falling
over.
TIP
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Place the vehicle
on
a suitable stand so that t
he
front wheel is elevated.
2. Remove:
• Front brake caliper
Refer to "FRO
NT
BRAKE" on page 4-20.
• Front wheel
Refer
to
"FRONT WHEEL" on page 4-8.
3. Loosen:
• Upper bracket pinch bolt "1"
• Cap bolt "2"
• Lower bracket pinch bolts "3"
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AwARNING
Before
loosening
the
upper
and
lower
brack
·
et
pinch
bolts
,
support
the
front
fork
leg.
4. Remove:
• Front fork leg
DISASSEMBLING THE FRONT FORK LEGS
The following procedure applies to both of the
front fork legs.
1. Remove:
• Cap bolt "1"
(from the damper rod assembly)
• Washer "2"
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FRONT FORK
• Spacer
"3
"
• Locknut "4"
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a. Press down on the spacer with the fork spring
compressor
"5".
b.
Insta
ll
the rod holder "6" between the locknut
"4" and the spacer "3".
Fork
spring
compressor
90890-01441
YM--01441
Rod
holder
90890-01434
Damper
rod
holder
double
ended
YM-01434
TIP
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U
se
the si
de
of the rod holder that is marked "B
".
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)-
--
1
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--
2
c. Hold the cap bolt a
nd
loosen the locknut.
d. Remove the cap
bo
lt and washe
r.
e.
Remove the rod
ho
lder and fork spring com-
pressor.
f. Remove the spacer and locknut.
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2.
Drain:
•
Fo
rk oil
TIP
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stroke the damper rod assembly "1" several
tim
es
while draining the fork oil.
3. Remove:
• Dust seal "1"
• Oil seal clip "2"
(w
ith a flat-he
ad
screwd
ri
ver)
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