Honda 2009 CRF450X Owner's Manual & Competition Handbook page 120

Front Suspension Adjustments
1. Place your CRF on an optional workstand or
equivalent support with the front wheel off the
ground.
2. Remove the steering damper (page 100) and
handlebar pad.
Remove the handlebar lower holder nuts,
washers, mounting rubbers (3) and handlebar
(4).
NOTICE
Keep the master cylinder upright to prevent air
from entering system.
(3)
(3) handlebar lower holder nuts/washers/mounting
rubbers
(4) handlebar
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3. Loosen the fork bridge upper pinch bolts (5).
4. Loosen the fork damper (6) using a lock nut
wrench (7), but do not remove it yet.
NOTICE
Do not use an adjustable wrench to loosen the
fork damper: it may damage them.
(7)
(5)
(5) fork bridge upper pinch bolts
(6) fork damper
(7) lock nut wrench
(4)
5. Remove the disc cover (8) by removing the
disc cover bolts (9).
(8) disc cover (9) disc cover bolts
6. Remove the tripmeter cable (10) and front
axle nut (11) and loosen the axle pinch bolts
(12) on both fork legs.
7. Pull the front axle shaft (13) out of the wheel
hub and remove the front wheel.
(12)
(10)
(6)
(13)
(10) tripmeter cable
(11) front axle nut
8. Remove the fork protector bolts (14),
tripmeter cable clamp screws (15), brake hose
clamp bolts (16) and fork protectors (17).
Remove the brake caliper mounting bolts (18)
and brake caliper (19).
The fork protector bolts and caliper mounting
bolts have a locking agent applied.
(8)
(9)
(12)
(11)
(12) axle pinch bolts
(13) front axle shaft