Yamaha YZF-R6 Owner's Manual page 89

1. Wheel axle
CAUTION:
Do not apply the brake after the
brake calipers have been removed,
otherwise the brake pads will be
forced shut.
To install the front wheel
1. Lift the wheel up between the fork
legs.
2. Insert the wheel axle.
3. Install the axle bolt, and then lower
the front wheel so that it is on the
ground.
4. Install the brake calipers by install-
ing the bolts, and then tightening
them to the specified torque.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
NOTE:
Make sure that there is enough space
between the brake pads before install-
ing the brake calipers onto the brake
discs.
Tightening torque:
Brake caliper bolt:
35 Nm (3.5 m·kgf, 25 ft·lbf)
5. Install the brake hose holders by
ECA11050
installing the bolts and nuts.
6. Tighten the axle bolt to the speci-
fied torque.
NOTE:
While tightening the axle bolt, hold the
wheel axle with a 19-mm hexagon
wrench to keep it from turning.
EAU33933
Tightening torque:
Axle bolt:
91 Nm (9.1 m·kgf, 66 ft·lbf)
7. Tighten wheel axle pinch bolt B,
then pinch bolt A to the specified
torque.
1. Front wheel axle pinch bolt A
2. Front wheel axle pinch bolt B
3. Front wheel axle pinch bolt C
4. Front wheel axle pinch bolt D
8. Retighten pinch bolt B to the spec-
9. Tap the outer side of the right fork
10. Tighten wheel axle pinch bolt D,
11. Retighten pinch bolt D to the spec-
6-40
ified torque.
Tightening torque:
Wheel axle pinch bolt:
21 Nm (2.1 m·kgf, 15 ft·lbf)
leg with a rubber mallet to align it
with the end of the wheel axle.
then pinch bolt C to the specified
torque.
ified torque.
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