Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha TRACER MTT9K 2019 Owner's Manual

Instrument and control functions
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring and a rebound damping force
adjusting screw.
NOTICE
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To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Spring preload
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting ring in direction (a). To
decrease the spring preload and there-
by soften the suspension, turn the ad-
justing ring in direction (b).
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1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Special wrench
3. Extension bar
4. Position indicator
 Align the appropriate notch in the
adjusting ring with the position in-
dicator on the shock absorber.
 Use the special wrench and ex-
tension bar in the tool kit to make
this adjustment.
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
4
Maximum (hard):
7
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Rebound damping force
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To increase the rebound damping for-
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ce and thereby harden the rebound
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damping, turn the adjusting screw in
direction (a). To decrease the rebound
(a)
damping force and thereby soften the
rebound damping, turn the adjusting
(b)
screw in direction (b).
1. Rebound damping force adjusting screw
(b)
Rebound damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
3 turn(s) in direction (b)
Standard:
1 1/2 turn(s) in direction (b)
Maximum (hard):
0 turn(s) in direction (b)
1 (a)