Front Wheel Installation - Yamaha Thundercat YZF600R Owner's Manual

1. Pinch bolt
2. Wheel axle
3. Caliper bolt ( 2)
3. Loosen the pinch bolt, wheel axle
and caliper bolts.
4. Elevate the wheel.
5. Remove the brake hose holders
and calipers.
NOTE:
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Do not depress the brake lever when
the calipers are off the discs as the
brake pads will be forced shut.
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6. Remove the wheel axle and
speedometer gear unit. Make sure
the motorcycle is properly support-
ed.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
1. Speedometer gear unit
2. Slot
3. Stopper

Front wheel installation

1. Install the speedometer gear unit
into the wheel hub. Make sure the
wheel hub and the speedometer
gear unit are installed with the pro-
jections meshed into the slots.
2. Lift up the wheel between the front
fork legs. Make sure the slot in the
speedometer gear unit fits over
the stopper on the front fork outer
tube.
3. Install the wheel axle and let the
motorcycle down.
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4. Install the calipers, caliper bolts
and brake hose holders. Make
sure there is enough gap between
the brake pads before installing
the calipers onto the brake discs.
5. Tighten the wheel axle, pinch bolt
and caliper bolts to the specified
torques.
Tightening torque:
Wheel axle:
65 Nm (6.5 m·kg)
EAU01469*
Pinch bolt:
23 Nm (2.3 m·kg)
Caliper bolt:
40 Nm (4.0 m·kg)
6. Push down hard on the handle-
bars several times to check for
proper fork operation.
7. Install the speedometer cable.
8. Install the front fender and bolts.
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