Yamaha XS650SE, Shop Manual

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b. To clean the entire chain, first remove
the chain from the motorcycle, dip it in
solvent and clean with stiff brush. Then
take the chain out of the solvent and dry
it. Immediately, lubricate the chain to
prevent the formation of rust.
H. Front fork oil change
1. Raise the front wheel off the floor with a
suitable frame stand.
2. Loosen the fork pinch bolts.
3. Remove the rubber cap from the top of
each fork.
Pinch bolt 2.
4. Loosen the cap bolt (adjuster unit).
5. Remove drain screw from each outer tube
with
open container under each drain hole.
1.
rCAUTION:
Do not allow oil to contact disc brake
components.
6. After most oil has drained, slowly raise
and lower outer tubes to pump out re
maining oil.
7. Install drain screw.
NOTE:
Check gasket. Replace if damaged.
8. Pour specified amount of oil into the in-
ner tube through the upper end opening.
Front fork oil:
Yamaha fork oil 10 Wt
Front fork oil capacity:
164 172 cc (5.54 5.82 oz)
each side
9. After filling, slowly pump the outer tubes
up and down to distribute the oil.
10. Inspect O-ring on fork cap bolts and re-
place if damaged.
1.
11. Install fork cap bolts.
12. Tighten pinch bolts.
Tightening torque:
m-kg ft-lb
Fork cap bolt
Pinch bolt
5.0 36
1.0 7
Steering head
1. adjustment
The steering assembly should be checked
periodically for looseness.
Do this as follows:
a. Raise front end of machine so that there
is no weight on the front wheel.
b. Grasp bottom of forks and gently rock
fork assembly backward and forward,
checking for looseness in the steering
assembly bearings.
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