Installing The Front Fork Legs - Yamaha Vmax VMX17C 2009 Service Manual

a. More than 12 mm (0.47 in)
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16.Install:
• Cap bolt
(to the outer tube)
TIP
Temporarily tighten the cap bolt.
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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.
TIP
Make sure the inner tube is flush with the top of
the upper bracket.
2. Tighten:
• Lower bracket pinch bolts "1"
• Turn signal light pinch nut "2"
• Cap bolt "3"
• Upper bracket pinch bolt "4"
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Lower bracket pinch bolt
23 Nm (2.3 m·kgf, 17 ft·lbf)
Turn signal light pinch nut
7 Nm (0.7 m·kgf, 5.1 ft·lbf)
Cap bolt
25 Nm (2.5 m·kgf, 18 ft·lbf)
Upper bracket pinch bolt
26 Nm (2.6 m·kgf, 19 ft·lbf)
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WARNING
Make sure the brake hoses are routed prop-
erly.
TIP
Tighten the air intake duct assembly rear brack-
et bolts to the specified torque twice. Be sure to
tighten the front bolt before tightening the rear
bolt each time and do not loosen the bolts after
tightening them to the specified torque.
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3. Adjust:
• Spring preload
• Rebound damping
• Compression damping
Refer to "ADJUSTING THE FRONT FORK
LEGS" on page 3-28.
FRONT FORK
2
1
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