Yamaha FX10X 2008, Service Manual

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CHAS
STEERING
4. Install:
• Steering shaft
1
• Locknuts 2
• Joints
3
CAUTION:
Always use new cotter pin.
5. Bend the lock washer tab along a flat side of the
bolt.
È
Steering shaft
part number
É
Set length
a
Ê
Shaft
length
b
8GL-23820-00 232.2 mm
(9.14 in) 174.2 mm
(6.86 in)
T
R
.
.
Steering shaft and pivot arm nut:
35 Nm (3.5 m · kg, 25 ft · lb)
Steering shaft and steering column
nut:
35 Nm (3.5 m · kg, 25 ft · lb)
a
b
3 2
1 2
3
1
6. Adjust:
• Skis
Adjustment steps:
• Temporarily install the handlebar.
• Hold the handlebar straight and check that the
skis are at right angles to the handlebar.
• Install the steering linkage alignment plate
1
.
NOTE:
To install the steering linkage alignment plate, turn
the handlebar completely to the right, position the
plate behind the steering column
2
, and then fit the
steering column into the cutout in the plate and fit
the nut
3
into the hole in the plate. Then, while
turning the handlebar to face it straight ahead, fit
the bolt
4
into the hole in the plate.
Steering linkage alignment plate:
90890-01531, YS-01531
1
4
3
2