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

5. Remove:
• Front fork leg
EAS31649
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.
TIP
Turn the spring preload adjusting bolt "1" before
removing the front fork from the vehicle.
2. Remove:
• Cap bolt "1"
• Locknut "2"
• Upper spring seat "3"
• Damper adjusting rod
a. Loosen the cap bolt "1" using the front fork
cap bolt wrench "4" and then remove it
from the outer tube.
Front fork cap bolt wrench 42mm
90890-01575
YM-01575
FRONT FORK (for YZF-R1M)
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b. Hold the spring preload adjusting bolt "5"
and loosen the locknut.
c. Remove the cap bolt, damper adjusting
rod, upper spring seat and fork spring.
3. Drain:
• Fork oil
1
TIP
Separately from the fork oil in the inner tube, fork
oil is in the inside cartridge of the lower part of
the inner tube. The fork oil of the cartridge in the
inner tube cannot be replaced.
4. Remove:
• Outer tube
5. Remove:
• Dust seal
• Oil seal clip "1"
(with a flat-head screwdriver)
• Oil seal
• Washer
4-103
5
2
3
1
4
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