Installing The Front Fork Legs - Yamaha YZF-R1 Series Service Manual

• Cap bolt
(along with the O-ring
a. Install the spacer and fork spring.
TIP
Install the fork spring with the marks "a" facing
up "A".
A
b. Install the locknut "1", upper spring seat
"2" and damper adjusting rod.
TIP
Touch the locknut "1" to the upper spring seat
"2", and install the locknut "1" until the upper
spring seat "2" contacts with the width across
flats "b" of the inner tube.
2
c. Install the cap bolt "3".
EWA13670
WARNING
Always use a new cap bolt O-ring.
TIP
Tighten the cap bolt "3" by hand while holding
the width across flats "b" of the inner tube.
)
New
a
1
b
3
b
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FRONT FORK (for YZF-R1M)
d. Hold the spring preload adjusting bolt "3"
and tighten the locknut "4" to specification.
Front fork cap bolt locknut
19 N·m (1.9 kgf·m, 14 lb·ft)
3
4
11.Install:
• Cap bolt
(to the outer tube)
TIP
• Temporarily tighten the cap bolt.
• When to tighten the cap bolt to the specified
torque is after installing the front fork leg to the
vehicle and tightening the lower bracket pinch
bolts.
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INSTALLING THE FRONT FORK LEGS

The following procedure applies to both of the
front fork legs.
1. Install:
• Front fork leg
Temporarily tighten the upper and lower
bracket pinch bolts.
EWA13680
WARNING
Make sure the brake hoses are routed prop-
erly.
TIP
Align the outer tube with the position "a" as
shown in the illustration.
a