Yamaha YFZ450S 2003 Service Manual page 250

STEERING SYSTEM .....................................................................................7-41
HANDLEBAR........................................................................................... 7-41
REMOVING THE FRONT BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH
AND CLUTCH SWITCH .........................................................................7-43
REMOVING THE HANDLEBAR GRIPS.................................................. 7-43
CHECKING THE HANDLEBAR ..............................................................7-43
INSTALLING THE HANDLEBAR ............................................................ 7-44
INSTALLING THE HANDLEBAR GRIPS ................................................ 7-44
INSTALLING THE CLUTCH LEVER .......................................................7-45
INSTALLING THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ................................... 7-45
STEERING STEM ...................................................................................7-46
REMOVING THE BEARING RETAINER ................................................ 7-48
CHECKING THE STEERING STEM .......................................................7-48
INSTALLING THE BEARING RETAINER ............................................... 7-48
INSTALLING THE STEERING STEM .....................................................7-48
INSTALLING THE LOCK WASHER........................................................ 7-49
INSTALLING THE PITMAN ARM............................................................ 7-49
TIE-RODS AND STEERING KNUCKLES ............................................... 7-50
REMOVING THE STEERING KNUCKLES ............................................. 7-51
CHECKING THE TIE-RODS ................................................................... 7-51
CHECKING THE STEERING KNUCKLES.............................................. 7-51
INSTALLING THE TIE-RODS .................................................................7-51
FRONT ARMS AND FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLIES ............. 7-52
REMOVING THE FRONT ARMS ............................................................ 7-54
CHECKING THE FRONT ARMS............................................................. 7-54
HANDLING THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER
AND GAS CYLINDER ............................................................................7-54
DISPOSING OF A FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER
AND GAS CYLINDER ............................................................................7-55
CHECKING THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS................................... 7-55
CHECKING THE BALL JOINTS..............................................................7-56
INSTALLING THE FRONT ARMS........................................................... 7-57
REAR SHOCK ABSORBER AND RELAY ARM ..........................................7-58
HANDLING THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER
AND GAS CYLINDER ............................................................................7-60
DISPOSING OF A REAR SHOCK ABSORBER
AND GAS CYLINDER ............................................................................7-60
REMOVING THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER ....................................... 7-61
CHECKING THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER........................................ 7-61
CHECKING THE RELAY ARM AND CONNECTING ARM.....................7-61
INSTALLING THE RELAY ARM AND CONNECTING ARM................... 7-62
INSTALLING THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER...................................... 7-62
SWINGARM AND DRIVE CHAIN.................................................................. 7-63
REMOVING THE SWINGARM................................................................7-65
CHECKING THE SWINGARM ................................................................7-65
CHECKING THE DRIVE CHAIN ............................................................. 7-67
INSTALLING THE SWINGARM ..............................................................7-68
INSTALLING THE DRIVE SPROCKET...................................................7-69
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