Front Wheel Installation - Yamaha XT500E Owner's Manual

Front wheel installation

1. Install the speedometer gear unit
housing into the wheel hub.
Make sure the speedometer gear
unit housing is installed with the
projections meshed
slots.
2. Lift up the wheel between the
front fork legs and guide the
brake disc between the brake
pads. Make sure there is enough
gap between the brake pads
before inserting the brake disc.
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3. Make sure the slot in the
speedometer gear unit fits over
the stopper on the front fork
outer tube.
4. Install the wheel axle and tighten
it to the specified torque.
into the
Tightening torque:
Wheel axle:
59 Nm (5.9 m
1. Upper nut ( 2)
2. Lower nut ( 2)
3. Gap
0
kg)
6-34
3
5. Before tightening the holder nuts,
push down on the handlebars
several times and check if the
fork rebounds smoothly.
6. Tighten the axle holder nuts to
the specified tightening torque.
Tighten the upper nuts first and
then lower ones. When tightened
in this sequence, there should be
a gap formed at the bottom of
the axle holder.
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