Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha MTM850 Owner's Manual

Instrument and control functions
Spring preload setting:
1
Minimum (soft):
Distance A = 19.0 mm (0.75 in)
2
Standard:
Distance A = 16.0 mm (0.63 in)
Maximum (hard):
3
Distance A = 4.0 mm (0.16 in)
Rebound damping force
4
The rebound damping force is adjusted
on the right front fork leg only.
5
To increase the rebound damping force
and thereby harden the rebound damp-
6
ing, turn the adjusting screw in direction
(a). To decrease the rebound damping
force and thereby soften the rebound
7
damping, turn the adjusting screw in di-
rection (b).
8
(a)
9
10
11
12
1. Rebound damping force adjusting screw
Rebound damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
Standard:
Maximum (hard):
* With the adjusting screw fully turned
in direction (a)
TIP
Although the total number of clicks of a
damping force adjusting mechanism
may not exactly match the above spec-
ifications due to small differences in
production, the actual number of clicks
always represents the entire adjusting
range. To obtain a precise adjustment,
it would be advisable to check the num-
1 ber of clicks of each damping force ad-
(b)
justing mechanism and to modify the
specifications as necessary.
12 click(s) in direction (b)*
7 click(s) in direction (b)*
1 click(s) in direction (b)*
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Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring and a rebound damping force
adjusting screw.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Spring preload
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting ring in direction (a). To de-
crease the spring preload and thereby
soften the suspension, turn the adjust-
ing ring in direction (b).
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