Installing The Front Fork Legs - Yamaha MT-09 2021 Service Manual

Distance "c"
13 mm (0.51 in)
l. Install the damper adjusting rod and cap
bolt, and then finger tighten the cap bolt.
EWA13670
WARNING
Always use a new cap bolt O-ring.
m. Hold the cap bolt "5" and tighten the locknut
"3" to specification.
Front fork cap bolt locknut
15 N·m (1.5 kgf·m, 11 lb·ft)
n. Remove the rod holder and fork spring
compressor.
16.Install:
• Cap bolt
(to the outer tube)
TIP
• Temporarily tighten the cap bolt.
• When to tighten the cap bolt to the specified
torque is after installing the front fork leg to the
vehicle and tightening the lower bracket pinch
bolts.
EAS30210

INSTALLING THE FRONT FORK LEGS

The following procedure applies to both of the
front fork legs.
1. Install:
• Front fork leg
Temporarily tighten the upper and lower
bracket pinch bolts.
c
EWA13680
WARNING
Make sure the brake hoses are routed prop-
erly.
TIP
When installing the front fork, set the outer tube
with the specified length "a" from the top of the
outer tube to the top of the lower bracket.
5
3
2. Tighten:
• Lower bracket pinch bolt "1"
• Cap bolt "2"
• Upper bracket pinch bolt "3"
4-72
FRONT FORK
Installed length (from the top of
the outer tube) "a"
211.5 mm (8.33 in)
a
Lower bracket pinch bolt
23 N·m (2.3 kgf·m, 17 lb·ft)
Front fork cap bolt
23 N·m (2.3 kgf·m, 17 lb·ft)
Upper bracket pinch bolt
26 N·m (2.6 kgf·m, 19 lb·ft)