Yamaha MT-09 2021 - Installing the Front Fork Legs

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FRONT FORK
l. Install the damper adjusting rod and cap
bolt, and then finger tighten the cap bolt.
WARNING
EWA13670
Always use a new cap bolt O-ring.
m. Hold the cap bolt “5” and tighten the locknut
“3” to specification.
n. Remove the rod holder and fork spring
compressor.
16.Install:
• Cap bolt
(to the outer tube)
TIP
• Temporarily tighten the cap bolt.
• When to tighten the cap bolt to the specified
torque is after installing the front fork leg to the
vehicle and tightening the lower bracket pinch
bolts.
EAS30210
INSTALLING THE FRONT FORK LEGS
The following procedure applies to both of the
front fork legs.
1. Install:
• Front fork leg
Temporarily tighten the upper and lower
bracket pinch bolts.
WARNING
EWA13680
Make sure the brake hoses are routed prop-
erly.
TIP
When installing the front fork, set the outer tube
with the specified length “a” from the top of the
outer tube to the top of the lower bracket.
2. Tighten:
• Lower bracket pinch bolt “1”
• Cap bolt “2”
• Upper bracket pinch bolt “3”
Distance “c”
13 mm (0.51 in)
Front fork cap bolt locknut
15 N·m (1.5 kgf·m, 11 lb·ft)
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Installed length (from the top of
the outer tube) “a”
211.5 mm (8.33 in)
Lower bracket pinch bolt
23 N·m (2.3 kgf·m, 17 lb·ft)
Front fork cap bolt
23 N·m (2.3 kgf·m, 17 lb·ft)
Upper bracket pinch bolt
26 N·m (2.6 kgf·m, 19 lb·ft)
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