Yamaha YZ450F Owner's Service Manual page 173

2. Tighten:
• Damper assembly "1"
Damper assembly
30 Nm (3.0 m·kgf, 22 ft·lbf)
TIP
Use the cap bolt ring wrench "2" to tighten the
damper assembly.
Cap bolt ring wrench
90890-01501
YM-01501
1
3. Adjust:
• Front fork top end "a"
Front fork top end (standard) "a"
0 mm (0 in)
a
4. Tighten:
• Pinch bolt (upper bracket) "1"
Upper bracket pinch bolts
21 Nm (2.1 m·kgf, 15 ft·lbf)
• Pinch bolt (lower bracket) "2"
Lower bracket pinch bolts
21 Nm (2.1 m·kgf, 15 ft·lbf)
EWA33DD044
Tighten the lower bracket to specified
torque. If torqued too much, it may cause
the front fork to malfunction.
5. Install:
• Protector "1"
• Bolt (protector) "2"
2
6. Adjust:
• Rebound damping force
TIP
Turn in the damping adjuster "1" finger-tight
and then turn out to the originally set position.
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WARNING
1
2
Bolt (protector)
5 Nm (0.5 m·kgf, 3.6 ft·lbf)
1
1
FRONT FORK
2