Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha WARRIOR XV17PCV Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
NOTE:
Align the appropriate groove on the ad-
justing mechanism with the top of the
front fork cap bolt.
3
1. Current setting
2. Front fork cap bolt
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
8
Standard:
5
Maximum (hard):
1
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing nut and a rebound damping force
adjusting knob.
CAUTION:
Never attempt to turn an adjusting
mechanism beyond the maximum or
minimum settings.
Spring preload
1. Locknut
2. Spring preload adjusting nut
1. Loosen the locknut.
3-11
EAU34061 2. To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension,
turn the adjusting nut in direction
(a). To decrease the spring pre-
load and thereby soften the sus-
pension, turn the adjusting nut in
direction (b).
ECA10100
1. Special wrench
NOTE:
G
Use the special wrench included in
the owner's tool kit to make the ad-
justment.
G The spring preload setting is deter-
mined by measuring distance A,
shown in the illustration. The long-
er distance A is, the lower the
spring preload; the shorter dis-
tance A is, the higher the spring