Honda CRF450RX 2020 Owner's Manual & Competition Handbook page 110

17. With the front brake applied, pump the fork up
and down several times to seat the axle and
check front brake operation.
18. While keeping the forks parallel, alternately
tighten the right axle pinch bolts (36) to the
specified torque:
15 lbf·ft (20 N·m, 2.0 kgf·m)
(36)
(36) right axle pinch bolts
To avoid damage when torquing the axle pinch
bolts, be sure the axle is seated firmly onto the left
fork leg clamp inner surface.
19. Install the disc cover (37) and tighten the disc
cover socket bolts (38) to the specified torque:
10 lbf·ft (13 N·m, 1.3 kgf·m)
(37)
(38)
(37) disc cover (38) disc cover socket bolts
20. Turn the compression damping (39) and
rebound damping (40) adjuster screws back to
their original settings.
Refer to Front Suspension Damping on page 144.
(39)
(39) compression damping adjuster
(40) rebound damping adjuster
Fork Damper Disassembly
1. Remove the front suspension (page 98).
2. Disassemble the fork outer tube (page 100).
3. Place the lower end (axle holder) (1) of the
slider in a vise with a piece of wood or soft
jaws to avoid damage.
Over-tightening the vise can damage the axle
holder.
4. Loosen the fork center bolt (2).
(1) axle holder
5. Pull up the fork outer tube slowly and
temporarily tighten the fork damper assembly
(page 101). Push the outer tube until the fork
center bolt lock nut (3) is fully exposed and
install the piston base (4) or mechanic's
stopper tool between the axle holder (1) and
(40
fork center bolt lock nut.
• Piston base
Suspension
(1)
(2)
(2) fork center bolt
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