Removing The Front Fork Legs; Disassembling The Front Fork Legs - Yamaha FZ6RC Service Manual

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REMOVING THE FRONT FORK LEGS

The following procedure applies to both of the
front fork legs.
1. Stand the vehicle on a level surface.
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WARNING
Securely support the vehicle so that there is
no danger of it falling over.
TIP
Place the vehicle on a suitable stand so that the
front wheel is elevated.
2. Loosen:
Upper bracket pinch bolts "1"
G
Cap bolt "2"
G
Lower bracket pinch bolts "3"
G
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WARNING
Before loosening the upper and lower brack-
et pinch bolts, support the front fork leg.
3. Remove:
Front fork leg
G
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DISASSEMBLING THE FRONT FORK LEGS

The following procedure applies to both of the
front fork legs.
1. Remove:
Cap bolt
G
Spacer
G
Spring seat
G
Fork spring
G
2
1
3
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2. Drain:
Fork oil
G
TIP
Stroke the inner tube several times while drain-
ing the fork oil.
3. Remove:
Dust seal "1"
G
Oil seal clip "2"
G
(with a flat-head screwdriver)
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NOTICE
Do not scratch the inner tube.
4. Remove:
Damper rod assembly bolt
G
Damper rod assembly
G
TIP
While holding the damper rod with the damper
rod holder "1" and T-handle "2", loosen the
damper rod assembly bolt.
Damper rod holder
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T-handle
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T-handle 3/8" drive 60 cm long
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5. Remove:
Inner tube
G
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a. Hold the front fork leg horizontally.
b. Securely clamp the brake caliper bracket in a
FRONT FORK