Steering Master Component Check; Steering Arm Installation; Hull Hood - Yamaha WaveRunner FZR-GX1800 Service Manual

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Steering master
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Steering master component check

1. Check:
• Bushings
Cracks/damage/wear → Replace the
bushings.
2. Check:
• Steering shaft assembly
Cracks/damage → Replace the steering
shaft assembly.
NOTICE
• Do not disassemble the handlebar brack-
et a.
• Do not disassemble the board spring b,
otherwise the OTS will not function prop-
erly.
3. Check:
• Lock assembly 1
Cracks/damage → Replace the lock
assembly.
• Handlebar bracket 2
Cracks/damage → Replace the steering
shaft assembly.
• Handlebar bracket operation
Does not operate smoothly → Clean or
replace the steering shaft assembly.
TIP
After checking the handlebar bracket, lubricate
the bracket.
c
Refer to "Lubrication points" in Chapter 3.

Steering arm installation

1. Install:
• Arm 1
• Nut 2
• Plate 3
• Bolt 4
TIP
• Align the tab a on the plate 3 with the pro-
jection b on the arm 1.
• Bend a tab c along a flat side of the bolt.
Arm bolt:
17 N·m (1.7 kgf·m, 12.5 ft·lb)
8-31
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