Subframe - Honda CRF450R Owner's Manual

Subframe

Refer to Important Safety Precautions on page 23.
Removal
1. Remove the seat (page 33).
2. Remove the right and left mufflers (page 100).
3. Remove the rear fender mounting bolts (1) and
slightly pull the rear fender (2) backward.
(1)
(2)
(1) rear fender mounting bolts
(2) rear fender
4. Remove the air cleaner box (3) from the

subframe (4).

(3)
(4)
(4)
(3) air cleaner box (4) subframe
5. Remove the air cleaner mounting bolts (5) and
unhook the fuel tank band (6).
(6)
(5) air cleaner mounting bolts
(6) fuel tank band
6. Remove the subframe lower bolts (7) and
subframe upper bolts (8).
Remove the subframe (9).
Left side: Right side:
(9) (9)
(8)
(7)
(7)
(7) subframe lower bolts
(8) subframe upper bolts
(9) subframe
Installation
1. Loosely attach the upper and lower end of the
subframe to the main frame and loosely install
all subframe bolts.
2. Align the subframe with the rear wheel and
tighten the subframe upper bolts (1) and
subframe lower bolts (2) to the specified
torque:
subframe upper bolts:
24 lbf·ft (32 N·m, 3.3 kgf·m)
subframe lower bolts:
36 lbf·ft (49 N·m, 5.0 kgf·m)
Left side: Right side:
(5)
(1)
(2)
(8)
(1) subframe upper bolts
(2) subframe lower bolts
Servicing Your Honda
Subframe
(1)
(2)
(cont'd)
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