Front Wheel Bearing Check; Steering Head Adjustment - Yamaha XC200T Service Manual

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FRONT WHEEL BEARING CHECK
1. Placethe scooter on its centerstand, then ele-
vate the front wheel.
2. Check:
oFront wheel bearings
Spin the wheel by hand. Tuch the axle or
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front fork while spinning the wheel.
Excessive vibration--, Replace bearings.
STEERING HEAD ADJUSTMENT
Steering Head Inspection
1. Placethe scooter on its centerstand, then ele- H
......... vate the front wheel.
2. Check:
. oSteering assembly bearings
Grasp the bottom of the forks and gently
rock the fork assembly back and forth.
Looseness-_Adjust.
Steering head adjustment steps:
eRemove the steering nut cover (_.
.. oLoosen the upper ring nut (_ completely, us-
ing the Ring Nut Wrench (YU-01268).
NOTE:
Set the Torque Wrench to the Ring Nut
Wrench so that they form a right angle.
oTighten the lower ring nut _) using the Ring
Nut Wrench (YU-33975).
"_ Ring Nut (_ (Initial Tightening):
30 Nm (3.0 mokg, 22 ftolb)
oLoosen the lower ring nut _ completely
and retighten it to specification,
Do not over=tightening.
Ring Nut _)(Final Tightening):
3 Nm (0.3 mokg, 2.2 ftolb)
eCheck the front fork by turning it lock to lock.
If there is any binding, remove the front fork
assembly and inspect the steering boll bear-
ings and boll races.
Refer to "CHAPTER 5. FRONT FORK" for
more detaills.
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