Service manual

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CHK
ADJ
2. Check:
• steering head
Grasp the bottom of the front fork legs
and gently rock the front fork.
Binding/looseness → Adjust the steering
head.
3. Remove:
• meter assembly
Refer to “FUEL TANK”.
4. Loosen:
• upper bracket pinch bolts 1
5. Remove:
• steering stem nut 2
• washer
• upper bracket 3
6. Adjust:
• steering head
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a. Remove the lock washer 1, the upper
ring nut 2, and the rubber washer 3.
b. Loosen the lower ring nut 4 and then
tighten it to specification with a ring nut
wrench 5.
NOTE:
Set the torque wrench at a right angle to the
ring nut wrench.
c. Loosen the lower ring nut completely,
then tighten it to specification.
WARNING
WARNING
Do not overtighten the lower ring nut.
Ring nut wrench
YU-33975
T
R
.
.
Lower ring nut (initial tightening
torque)
52 Nm (5.2 m • kg, 37 ft • lb)
T
R
.
.
Lower ring nut (final tightening
torque)
3 Nm (0.3 m • kg, 2.2 ft • lb)
CHECKING AND ADJUSTING THE STEERING HEAD
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