Front Wheel Installation - Yamaha YZF-R6 Owner's Manual

1. Brake hose holder bolt
2. Caliper bolt ( 2)
3. Elevate the front wheel.
4. 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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5. Pull out the wheel axle and re-
move the wheel by pulling it back-
wards.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR

Front wheel installation

1. Lift up the wheel between the front
fork legs.
2. Install the wheel axle and let the
motorcycle down.
3. Push down hard on the handle-
bars several times to check for
proper fork operation.
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:
72 Nm (7.2 m·kg)
Pinch bolt:
20 Nm (2.0 m·kg)
Caliper bolt:
40 Nm (4.0 m·kg)
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