Front Wheel - Yamaha WR450F Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT

Front wheel

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To remove the front wheel
2 WARNING
To avoid injury, securely support the
vehicle so there is no danger of it
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falling over.
1. Remove the rubber cap, and then
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loosen the front wheel axle pinch
bolts and the axle nut.
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1. Front wheel axle pinch bolt
2. Axle nut
3. Rubber cap
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1. Front wheel axle pinch bolt
2. Wheel axle
2. Lift the front wheel off the ground
according to the procedure in the
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previous section "Supporting the
motorcycle".
3. Remove the axle nut.
4. Pull the wheel axle out.
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5. Remove the spacers and the
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wheel. NOTICE: Do not apply the
brake after the wheel has been
removed
brake disc, otherwise the brake
pads will be forced shut.
To install the front wheel
1. Install the spacers into both sides
of the wheel hub. NOTICE: When
TIP
Make sure that there is enough space
between the brake pads before install-
ing the brake caliper onto the brake
disc.
together with the
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installing the spacers, be sure
to install them on the correct
side.
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2. Lift the wheel up between the fork
legs.
3. Insert the wheel axle from the
right-hand side.
4. Install the axle nut.
5. Lower the front wheel so that it is
on the ground, and then put the
sidestand down.
6. Tighten the axle nut to the speci-
fied torque.
Tightening torque:
Axle nut:
90 Nm (9.0 m·kgf, 65 ft·lbf)
7. Tighten the front wheel axle pinch
bolts to the specified torque, and
then install the rubber cap.