Removing The Front Fork Legs (For Yzf-R1M); Disassembling The Front Fork Legs (For Yzf-R1M) - Yamaha R1 Series 2015 Service Manual

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REMOVING THE FRONT FORK LEGS (for
YZF-R1M)
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.
TIP
Place the vehicle on a suitable stand so that the
front wheel is elevated.
2. Remove:
• Front brake caliper
Refer to "FRONT BRAKE" on page 4-43.
• Front wheel
Refer to "FRONT WHEEL" on page 4-24.
3. Disconnect:
• Front fork stepping motor coupler
4. Loosen:
• Handlebar pinch bolt "1"
• Upper bracket pinch bolt "2"
• Handlebar bolt "3"
• Cap bolt "4"
• Lower bracket pinch bolts "5"
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WARNING
Before loosening the upper and lower brack-
et pinch bolts, support the front fork leg.
1
TIP
Loosen the cap bolt "4" using the front fork cap
bolt wrench "6".
Front fork cap bolt wrench 42mm
90890-01575
YM-01575
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4
2
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FRONT FORK (for YZF-R1M)
5. Remove:
• Front fork leg
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DISASSEMBLING THE FRONT FORK LEGS
(for YZF-R1M)
The following procedure applies to both of the
front fork legs.
1. Turn the spring preload adjusting bolt "1"
counterclockwise until it stops.
2. Remove:
• Cap bolt "1"
(from the damper rod assembly)
• Locknut "2"
• Upper spring seat "3"
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a. Loosen the cap bolt "1" using the front fork
cap bolt wrench "4" and then remove it from
the outer tube.
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4
5
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