Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha Star XV1900AE 2013 Owner's Manual

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INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
To release the helmet from the hel-
met holder
Remove the rider seat, remove the hel-
met holding cable from the helmet
holder and the helmet, and then install
the seat.
4
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing nut.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
1. Locknut
2. Spring preload adjusting nut
1. Loosen the locknut.
2. To increase the spring preload
and thereby harden the suspen-
sion, turn the adjusting nut in di-
rection (a). To decrease the spring
4-17
preload and thereby soften the
EAU38406
suspension, turn the adjusting nut
in direction (b).
 To make the adjustment, use
the special wrench and ex-
tension bar included in the
ECA10102
additional tool kit, which was
handed out separately at the
purchase of the vehicle.
 The spring preload setting is
determined
distance A, shown in the illus-
tration. The shorter distance
A is, the higher the spring pre-
load; the longer distance A is,
the lower the spring preload.
With each complete turn of
the adjusting nut, distance A
is changed by 2.0 mm (0.08
in).
by
measuring

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