Removing The Front Fork Legs; Disassembling The Front Fork Legs - Yamaha VMAX 2009 Service Manual

Table of Contents

Advertisement

EAS22960

REMOVING THE FRONT FORK LEGS

The following procedure applies to both of the
front fork legs.
1. Stand the vehicle on a level surface.
EWA13120
WARNING
Securely support the vehicle so that there is
no danger of it falling over.
TIP
Place the vehicle on a suitable stand so that the
front wheel is elevated.
2. Loosen:
• Upper bracket pinch bolt "1"
• Cap bolt "2"
• Turn signal light pinch bolt "3"
• Lower bracket pinch bolts "4"
EWA13640
WARNING
Before loosening the upper and lower brack-
et pinch bolts, support the front fork leg.
1
3. Remove:
• Front fork leg
EAS22990

DISASSEMBLING THE FRONT FORK LEGS

The following procedure applies to both of the
front fork legs.
2
3
4
1. Hold the locknut "1" and loosen the cap bolt
"2".
2. Drain:
• Fork oil
TIP
Stroke the inner tube several times while drain-
ing the fork oil.
3. Remove:
• Dust seal "1"
• Oil seal clip "2"
(with a flat-head screwdriver)
ECA14180
NOTICE
Do not scratch the inner tube.
TIP
• Do not remove the fork leg protector from the
outer tube.
• If the front fork leg protector must be removed,
always install a new one.
4. Remove:
• Damper rod assembly bolt
4-72
FRONT FORK

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

This manual is also suitable for:

Vmx17 2009Vmx17y 2009

Table of Contents