Front Fork Bleeding - Yamaha YZ85 Owner's Manual

2. To increase the compression
damping force and thereby harden
the compression damping, turn the
adjusting screw on each fork leg in
direction (a). To decrease the
compression damping force and
thereby soften the compression
damping, turn the adjusting screw
on each fork leg in direction (b).
Compression damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
20 click(s) in direction (b)*
Standard:
YZ85(X): 10 click(s) in direction
(b)*
YZ85LW(X): 9 click(s) in direction
(b)*
Maximum (hard):
1 click(s) in direction (b)*
* With the adjusting screw fully turned
in direction (a)
3. Install the rubber cap.
CAUTION:
Never attempt to turn an adjusting
mechanism beyond the maximum or
minimum settings.
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
NOTE:
Although the total number of clicks of a
damping force adjusting mechanism
may not exactly match the above spec-
ifications due to small differences in
production, the actual number of clicks
always represents the entire adjusting
range. To obtain a precise adjustment,
it would be advisable to check the num-
ber of clicks of each damping force ad-
justing mechanism and to modify the
specifications as necessary.
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Front fork bleeding

1. Bleed screw
When riding in extremely rough condi-
tions, the air temperature and pressure
in the front fork will rise. This will in-
crease the spring preload and harden
the front suspension. If this occurs,
bleed the front fork as follows.
1. Elevate the front wheel by placing
NOTE:
When bleeding the front fork, there
should be no weight on the front end of
the vehicle.
2. Remove the bleed screws and al-
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a suitable stand under the engine.
low all of the air to escape from
each fork leg.
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