Yamaha FZ09E - Installing the Front Fork Legs

j. Position the locknut "3" as specified "b".
Distance "b"
12 mm (0 .47 In)
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k. Set t he cap bolt distance "c" to specification.
Distance
"c"
13 mm (0.51 in)
c
-
I. Install the damper adjusting rod, washer and
cap bol
t, and then finger tighten the cap bo lt.
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AwARNING
Always use a new cap bolt 0-ring.
m. Hold the cap bolt "5" and tighten the locknut
"3'' to speci fi ca tion.
Locknut
15 Nm (1 .5 m· k,gf , 11 ft ·lbf)
n. Remove t
he rod ho ld er and fork sp rin g com-
pressor.
FRONT FORK
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17.lnstall:
• Cap bolt
(to the outer
tu be)
TIP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-
• Temporarily tighten the cap bol t.
• When to tighten the cap bolt to the speci fi ed
torque is after insta
ll in g the front fork le g to the
vehicle and tighte
ni ng the lower bracket pin ch
bolts.
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INSTALLING THE FRONT FORK LEGS
The follow
in g procedure app li es to both of the
front fork legs.
1. Insta ll :
• Front fork leg
Temporarily tighten the upper and lower
bracket p
in ch bolts.
TIP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Make sure the outer tube is flush with the top of
the upper bracket.
2. Tighten:
• Lower bracket pinch bol
ts "1"
Lower bracket pinch bolt
23 Nm (2.3 m·kgf, 17 ft·lbf)
• Cap bolt
''2"
Cap bolt
23 Nm (2.3 m·kgf, 17 ft·lbf)
• Upper bracket pinch bolt "3"
Upper bracket
pinch bolt
26 Nm (2.6 m·kgf, 19 ft·lbf)
AwARN I NG
Make sure the brake hoses are routed prop-
erly.
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