How To Use This Manual; Contents - Honda CRF450X 2005 Service Manual

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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
ThtS
service
manua l descnbes th e serv ice procedures tor the
CRF450X.
Follow Ihe Ma in tenance Schedule (Sedoon 4) recommenda tions to
ensure that the ve hicle is ,n
pea~
operahng cond ition and the emIssion
1ev€ls are withi", the standards set by the U.s. Environrmmta l
ProtecTion Ag<lncy (EPA) and Calrlo,ma Air Resources Board (CARB).
Pertorm,ng the '"5\ schedUled maintenance
'5
very imiX'ftant. It
compensales for the IniMI W ear that occurs during the break.,n
period.
Sections
1
and 4 apply to the whole motorcycle. Section 3 Illustrates
procedures lor remDValli nstaliatlOn of components that may
t>e
required to perlorm service described in Ihe lolJow ,ng sections.
Section 5 through 20 describe parIs of the motorcycle, grouped
accord,ng to location.
Find the section you wa nt on This page, then tu rn to the table 01
conlents on the lirst page 01 the section.
Most sectiOils start wit h an assembly or system illustrahon. 5elVlCe
inlormation and troubleshooting lor the section. The subsequent
pages give detailed procedu re .
It you are not fam il iar with Ihis mo torcycle. read Technicat Featu re in
Sectron 2.
If
you don't know tile source 01 the Irouble, go to section 22
TrouOleshootlng.
Your satety. and the safety of others. Is very impol1a n1. To he lp
you ma~e informed decisions we haWl provided safety
messages and other information throughout this manual. Of
course. il is not practical or poSSible to warn yo u about all the
haza rds associated with servicing th is I'€hicle.
You must use your own good judgement
You will find important safety Inform ation In a
~ariety
01
torms
induding:
• Safety Labe ls - on the vehicle
• Safety Messages - preceded by a safety alert symbol Land
one 01 three stgnal words. DANG ER , WARNING . or CAU·
TION .
These
srgn~1
words mean:
, : ; • You WILL be KILLED or SERIOUSLY
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HUI'1T if you don't follow Inst ructions.
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You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY
HURT if you don't follOW onstructions.
You CAN be HURT
~
you don't follow
instructions
• Instructions - how to
ser~lce
this
~ehicle
correctly and safely,
AS you read this manual, you will find information that IS pl'€ceded
by
a
l..NOnro
symbol. The purpose of thi s message IS to help prev!ml
damage to your I'€hlCle, other property, or Ihe (lflVlfOnment
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CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
MAINTENANCE
LUBRICATION SYSTEM
FUEL SYSTEM
COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE REMOVAUINSTALLATION
CYLINDER HEADNALVES
CYLINDER/PISTON
ALTERNATOR
FRONT WHEEl/SUSPENSION/STEERING
REAR WHEEUSUSPENSION
HYDRAULIC BRAKE
BATTERY/CHARGING SYSTEM
IGNITION SYSTEM
ELECTRIC STARTER
LIGHTS/METER/SWITCHES
WIRING DIAGRAM
TROUBLESHOOTING
INDEX