Service manual

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WHEELS/TIRES
●Repeat the straightedge procedure on the other side of the
vehicle, now the front wheels are parallel to each other and
to the center line of the vehicle.
●Go on to the Toe-in Inspection procedure.
Toe-in Inspection
●Support the vehicle on a stand or the jack so that the front
wheels are off the ground.
●Apply a heavy coat of the chalk near the center of the front
tires.
●Using a needle nose scriber, mark a thin mark near the
center of the chalk coating while turning the wheel.
●Keeping the front wheels off the ground, set the handlebar
straight ahead.
●At the level of the axle height, measure the distance
between the scribed lines for both front and rear of the front
tires.
●Subtract the measurement of the front from the
measurement of the rear to get the toe-in.
★If the toe-in is not in the specified range, go on to the
Toe-in adjustment procedure. Toe-in of Front Wheels
Standard:
Standard 0~2 mm
Toe-in Adjustment
● Loosen the locknuts [A] [B] and turn the adjusting sleeves
[C] the same number of turns on both sides to achieve the
specified toe-in.
NOTE
○The nut [A] on the tie-rod has left-hand threads. Turn the
nut clockwise for loosening.
○The toe-in will be near the specified value, if the tie-rod
length [D] is 385 mm on each tie-rod.
CAUTION
Adjust the tie-rod length so that the visible thread
length [E] is even on both ends of the tie-rod. Uneven
length could cause tie-rod damage.