Removing The Front Fork Legs; Disassembling The Front Fork Legs - Yamaha XT250X Service Manual

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REMOVING THE FRONT FORK LEGS

The following procedure applies to both of the
front fork legs.
1. Stand the vehicle on a level surface.
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WARNING
Securely support the vehicle so that there is
no danger of it falling over.
NOTE:
Place the vehicle on a suitable stand so that the
front wheel is elevated.
2. Loosen:
Upper bracket pinch bolt "1"
G
Front fork cap bolt "2"
G
Lower bracket pinch bolts "3"
G
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WARNING
Before loosening the upper and lower brack-
et pinch bolts, support the front fork leg.
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DISASSEMBLING THE FRONT FORK LEGS

The following procedure applies to both of the
front fork legs.
1. Drain:
Fork oil
G
NOTE:
Stroke the outer tube several times while drain-
ing the fork oil.
2. Remove:
Dust seal "1"
G
Oil seal clip "2"
G
2
(with a flat-head screwdriver)
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CAUTION:
Do not scratch the inner tube.
1
3
3. Remove:
Damper rod assembly bolt
G
Copper washer
G
NOTE:
While holding the damper rod assembly with the
damper rod holder "1" and T-handle "2", loosen
the damper rod bolt.
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FRONT FORK
Damper rod holder
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