Front Fork Inspection; Adjusting The Front Fork - Yamaha TT600RE 2004 Service Manual

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FRONT FORK INSPECTION/

FRONT FORK ADJUSTMENT
FRONT FORK INSPECTION
When inspecting the front fork, hold the
motorcycle firmly to prevent it falling over.
1. Place the motorcycle on a level surface.
2. Check:
3. With the motorcycle in a level upright position
4. Check:

ADJUSTING THE FRONT FORK

This front fork is equipped with spring pre-load ad-
justing bolts.
Always adjust both fork legs equally, other-
a
b
wise poor handling and loss of stability may
result.
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
To increase the spring preload and thereby hard-
en the suspension, turn the adjusting bolt on each
fork leg in direction a. To decrease the spring
preload and thereby soften the suspension, turn
the adjusting bolt on each fork leg in direction b.
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WARNING
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Inner tube
Scratches/Damage
•
Oil seal
Undue oil leakage
operate the front brake.
•
Proper functioning
Compress and release the front fork sev-
eral times.
Irregular/jerky functioning
See section "FRONT FORK" in Chapter 4.
WARNING
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Minimum (soft)
Standard
Maximum (hard)
INSP
ADJ
Replace.
Replace.
Repair.
Setting
1-2-3
4
5-6-7-8-9-10