Honda 2009 CRF450X Owner's Manual & Competition Handbook page 121

Do not support the brake caliper by the brake
hose. Do not operate the brake lever after the
front wheel is removed. To do so will cause
difficulty in fitting the brake disc between the
brake pads.
(15)
(17)
(16)
(18)
(14)
(14)
(19)
(14) fork protector bolts
(15) tripmeter cable clamp screws
(16) brake hose clamp bolts
(17) fork protectors
(18) brake caliper mounting bolts
(19) brake caliper
9. Loosen the fork bridge lower pinch bolts (20),
then pull the fork legs down and out.
(20)
(20) fork bridge lower pinch bolts
10.Clean the fork assembly, especially the sliding
surface (21) of the slider and fork dust seal
(22).
11.Measure the length (23) between the axle
holder and outer tube and record it before
disassembling the fork.
(22)
(21)
(23)
(21) sliding surface (23) length
(22) fork dust seal
12.Hold the outer tube (24), then remove the fork
damper (6) from the outer tube using a lock
nut wrench (7). Gently slide the outer tube
down onto the lower end (axle holder) (25).
(6)
(24)
(24)
(7)
(6) fork damper (24) outer tube
(7) lock nut wrench (25) axle holder
Front Suspension Adjustments
NOTICE
The outer tube (24) can drop on the slider (26)
and damage the fork dust seal (22) and guide
bushing (27) when the fork damper is removed.
To avoid damage hold both the outer tube and
slider when removing the fork damper.
(22)
(26)
(22) fork dust seal (26) slider
(24) outer tube (27) guide bushing
13.Drain the fork oil from the outer tube/slider
(28).
Drain the fork oil from the oil holes (29) of
the fork damper.
(28)
(29)
(25)
(28) outer tube/slider (29) oil holes
Adjustments for Competition
HONDA O/M CRF450X (Eu) 3RMEY620 00X3R-MEY-6200
(27)
(24)
(cont'd)
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