9 - 5
TRBL
SHTG
FAULTY FRONT FORK LEGS/
UNSTABLE HANDLING
EAS00860
FAULTY FRONT FORK LEGS
LEAKING OIL
• Bent, damaged or rusty inner tube
• Cracked or damaged outer tube
• Improperly installed oil seal
• Damaged oil seal lip
• Incorrect oil level (high)
• Loose damper rod assembly bolt
• Damaged damper rod assembly bolt copper
washer
• Cracked or damaged cap bolt O-ring
• Loose drain bolt
• Damaged drain bolt gasket
MALFUNCTION
• Bent or damaged inner tube
• Bent or damaged outer tube
• Damaged fork spring
• Worn or damaged outer tube bushing
• Bent or damaged damper rod
• Incorrect oil viscosity
• Incorrect oil level
EAS00862
UNSTABLE HANDLING
Handlebar
• Bent or improperly installed handlebar
Steering head components
• Improperly installed upper bracket
• Improperly installed lower bracket (improp-
erly tightened ring nut)
• Bent steering stem
• Damaged ball bearing or bearing race
Front fork leg(s)
• Uneven oil levels (both front fork legs)
• Unevenly tensioned fork spring (both front
fork legs)
• Broken fork spring
• Bent or damaged inner tube
• Bent or damaged outer tube
Swingarm
• Worn bearing or bushing
• Bent or damaged swingarm
Rear shock absorber assemblies
• Faulty rear shock absorber spring
• Leaking oil or gas
Tire(s)
• Uneven tire pressures (front and rear)
• Incorrect tire pressure
• Uneven tire wear
Wheel(s)
• Incorrect wheel balance
• Deformed cast wheel
• Damaged wheel bearing
• Bent or loose wheel axle
• Excessive wheel runout
Frame
• Bent frame
• Damaged steering head pipe
• Improperly installed bearing race
Summary of Contents for VMX12 2001
Page 1: ...VMX12 2001 3LRD AE1 SERVICEMANUAL ...
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Page 9: ...GEN INFO 1 ...
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Page 22: ...SPEC 2 ...
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Page 52: ...2 28 SPEC OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS 1 Camshaft 2 Main gallery 3 Crankshaft 4 Oil level switch ...
Page 54: ...2 30 SPEC OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS 1 Crankshaft 2 Oil pipe 3 Oil filter ...
Page 65: ...CHK ADJ 3 ...
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Page 126: ...ENG 4 ...
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Page 237: ...COOL 5 ...
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Page 390: ...ELEC 8 ...
Page 396: ...8 4 ELEC SWITCHES ...
Page 417: ...8 25 ELEC STARTER MOTOR 3 Install O rings 1 bolts 2 New T R 5 Nm 0 5 m kg ...
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