Service manual

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STEERING HEAD INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENT
INSP
ADJ
2. Inspect:
9
Bearing free play
Exist play → Replace.
EC36U070
STEERING HEAD INSPECTION AND
ADJUSTMENT
1. Elevate the front wheel by placing a suitable
stand under the engine.
2. Check:
9
Steering shaft
Grasp the bottom of the forks and gently
rock the fork assembly back and forth.
Free play → Adjust steering head.
3. Check:
9
Steering smooth action
Turn the handlebar lock to lock.
Unsmooth action → Adjust steering ring
nut.
4. Adjust:
9
Steering ring nut
Steering ring nut adjustment steps:
9
Remove the number plate.
9
Remove the handlebar and handle crown.
9
Loosen the ring nut 1 using the ring nut
wrench 2.
9
Tighten the ring nut 3 using ring nut wrench
4.
NOTE:
9
Apply the lithium soap base grease on the
thread of the steering shaft.
9
Set the torque wrench to the ring nut wrench
so that they form a right angle.
Ring nut wrench:
YU-33975/90890-01403
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