Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha MT-01 Owner's Manual

Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing nut, a rebound damping force ad-
justing knob and a compression
damping force adjusting screw.
CAUTION:
Never attempt to turn an adjusting
mechanism beyond the maximum or
minimum settings.
Spring preload
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
1. Loosen the locknut.
1. Locknut
2. Spring preload adjusting nut
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
EAU36752 2. To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension,
turn the adjusting nut in direction
(a). To decrease the spring pre-
load and thereby soften the sus-
pension, turn the adjusting nut in
direction (b).
ECA10100
1. Special wrench
NOTE:
G
Use the special wrench included in
the owner's tool kit to make the ad-
justment.
G The spring preload setting is deter-
mined by measuring distance A,
shown in the illustration. The long-
er distance A is, the lower the
1. Distance A
3. Tighten the locknut to the specified
3-17
spring preload; the shorter dis-
tance A is, the higher the spring
preload.
Spring preload:
Minimum (soft):
Distance A = 155.0 mm (6.10 in)
Standard:
Distance A = 150.0 mm (5.91 in)
Maximum (hard):
Distance A = 145.0 mm (5.71 in)
torque.
Tightening torque:
Locknut:
42 Nm (4.2 m·kgf, 30 ft·lbf)
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