CHECKING AND ADJUSTING THE STEERING HEAD
3
4
2
5
4. Adjust:
9 steering head
a. Loosen the upper ring nut 1 .
1
b. Loosen the lower ring nut 2 and then tight-
2
en it to specification with a steering nut
wrench 3 .
NOTE:
Set the torque wrench at a right angle to the
steering nut wrench.
d. Loosen the lower ring nut counterclockwise
1/4 of a turn.
e. Hold the lower ring nut with a ring nut
wrench 4 and tighten the upper ring nut 2
with a steering nut wrench.
w
Do not overtighten the lower ring nut.
f. Check the steering head for looseness or
binding by turning the front fork all the way
in both directions. If any binding is felt,
remove the lower bracket and check the
upper and lower bearings.
Refer to "STEERING HEAD" in chapter 7.
g. Slide the rubber cover to its original posi-
tion.
5. Install:
9 front cowlings (left and right)
9 center panel
Refer to "INSTALLING THE FRONTCOWL-
INGS".
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CHK
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Steering nut wrench
90890-01403
Lower ring nut
30 Nm (3.0 m·kg, 22 ft·lb)
Ring nut wrench
90890-01268
Upper ring nut
75 Nm (7.5 m·kg, 54 ft·lb)