oil pressure YAMAHA YZ450F 2006 User Guide

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CHAS
5. Measure:
Oil level (left and right) a
Out of specification → Adjust.
Standard oil level:
145 ~ 148 mm (5.71 ~ 5.83 in)
From top of fully stretched
damper assembly.
6. Tighten:
Locknut 1
NOTE:
Fully finger tighten the locknut onto the
damper assembly.
7. Loosen:
Compression damping adjuster 1
NOTE:
Loosen the compression damping adjuster
finger tight.
Record the set position of the adjuster (the
amount of turning out the fully turned in posi-
tion).
8. Install:
Base valve 1
To damper assembly 2.
NOTE:
First bring the damper rod pressure to a maxi-
mum. Then install the base valve while releas-
ing the damper rod pressure.
FRONT FORK

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CHAS
EC586000
HANDLING NOTE
WARNING
This shock absorber is provided with a
separate type tank filled with high-pressure
nitrogen gas. To prevent the danger of
explosion, read and understand the follow-
ing information before handling the shock
absorber.
The manufacturer can not be held respon-
sible for property damage or personal
injury that may result from improper han-
dling.
1. Never tamper or attempt to disassemble
the cylinder or the tank.
2. Never throw the shock absorber into an
open flame or other high heat. The
shock absorber may explode as a result
of nitrogen gas expansion and/or dam-
age to the hose.
3. Be careful not to damage any part of the
gas tank. A damaged gas tank will impair
the damping performance or cause a
malfunction.
4. Take care not to scratch the contact sur-
face of the piston rod with the cylinder;
or oil could leak out.
5. Never attempt to remove the plug at the
bottom of the nitrogen gas tank. It is
very dangerous to remove the plug.
6. When scrapping the shock absorber, fol-
low the instructions on disposal.
EC587000
NOTES ON DISPOSAL (YAMAHA DEALERS
ONLY)
Before disposing the shock absorber, be sure
to extract the nitrogen gas from valve 1. Wear
eye protection to prevent eye damage from
escaping gas and/or metal chips.
WARNING
To dispose of a damaged or worn-out
shock absorber, take the unit to your
Yamaha dealer for this disposal procedure.
REAR SHOCK ABSORBER

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TUNSETTING
EC722011
Front fork setting
The front fork setting should be made depend-
ing on the rider’s feeling of an actual run and
the circuit conditions.
The front fork setting includes the following
three factors:
1. Setting of air spring characteristics
•Change the fork oil amount.
2. Setting of spring preload
•Change the spring.
3. Setting of damping force
•Change the compression damping.
•Change the rebound damping.
The spring acts on the load and the
damping force acts on the cushion travel
speed.
EC723001
Change in amount and characteristics of
fork oil
Damping characteristic near the final stroke
can be changed by changing the fork oil
amount.
CAUTION:
Adjust the oil amount in 5 cm
3 (0.2 Imp oz,
0.2 US oz) increments or decrements. Too
small oil amount causes the front fork to
produce a noise at full rebound or the rider
to feel some pressure on his hands or
body. Alternatively, too large oil amount
will cause the air spring characteristics to
have a tendency to be stiffer with the con-
sequent deteriorated performance and
characteristics. Therefore, adjust the front
fork within the specified range.
* For EUROPE
ÈAir spring characteristics in relation to oil amount
change
ÉLoad
ÊStroke
1Max. oil amount
2Standard oil amount
3Min. oil amount
Standard oil amount:
355 cm3 (12.5 Imp oz, 12.0 US oz)
*345 cm3 (12.1 Imp oz, 11.7 US oz)
Extent of adjustment:
300 ~ 380 cm
3
(10.6 ~ 13.4 Imp oz,
10.1 ~ 12.8 US oz)
È