Removing The Front Fork Legs; Disassembling The Front Fork Legs - Yamaha WR450FB 2012 Owner's 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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Securely support the vehicle so that there is
no danger of it falling over.
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To prevent an accidental explosion of air,
the following instructions should be ob-
served:
• Before removing the base valves or front
forks, be sure to extract the air from the air
chamber completely.
TIP _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
• Place the vehicle on a suitable stand so that
the front wheel is elevated.
• Record the adjusting screw setting position
before loosening the adjuster and the base
valve. ·
2. Loosen:
• Upper bracket pinch bolts
• Damper assembly
•Lower bracket pinch bolts
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Before loosening the upper and lower
bracket pinch bolts, support the front fork
leg.
TIP _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Before removing the front fork leg from the ve-
hicle, loosen the damper assembly "1" with the
cap bolt ring wrench "2".
Cap bolt ring wrench
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YM-01501
FRONT FORK
3. Remove:
• 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
2. Remove:
• Adjuster "1"
(from the inner tube)
TIP _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
• While compressing the inner tube "2", set the
cap bolt ring wrench "4" between the inner
tube and locknut "3"
• Hold the locknut and remove the adjuster.
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Do not remove the locknut as the damper
rod may go into the damper assembly and
not
be
taken out.
Cap bolt ring wrench
90890-01501
YM-01501
3. Remove:
• Dust seal "1"
• Oil seal clip "2"
(with a flat-head screwdriver)
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Do not scratch the inner tube.
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