Yamaha YZ450F(Y), Owner'S Manual

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FRONT FORK
4. Tighten: • Pinch bolt (upper bracket) "1"
• Pinch bolt (lower bracket) "2"
Tighten the lower bracket to speci-
fied torque. If torqued too much, it
may cause the front fork to mal-
function.
5. Install: • Protector "1"
• Bolt (protector) "2"
6. Adjust:
• Rebound damping force
Turn in the damping adjuster "1" fin-
ger-tight and then turn out to the orig-
inally set position.
7. Adjust: • Compression damping force
Turn in the damping adjuster "1" fin-
ger-tight and then turn out to the orig-
inally set position.
Pinch bolt (upper brack-
et):
21 Nm (2.1 m•kg, 15
ft•lb)
Pinch bolt (lower brack-
et):
21 Nm (2.1 m•kg, 15
ft•lb)
Bolt (protector):
5 Nm (0.5 m•kg, 3.6
ft•lb)