Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha 2011 MT01A 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.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn 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
EAU36754 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).
G
Use the special wrench in-
ECA10101
cluded in the owner's tool kit
to make the adjustment.
G The spring preload setting is
determined by measuring dis-
tance A, shown in the illustra-
tion. The longer distance A is,
the lower the spring preload;
the shorter distance A is, the
higher the spring preload.
1. Special wrench
1. Distance A
3. Tighten the locknut to the specified
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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. NOTICE: Always tighten
the locknut against the adjust-
ing nut, and then tighten the
locknut to the specified torque.
[ECA10121]
Tightening torque:
Locknut:
42 Nm (4.2 m·kgf, 30 ft·lbf)
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