16. Steering / Front Wheel / Front Cushion
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Precautions in Operation
General
Please refer to the Maintenance Manual of tubeless tire in respect to the removal, repair and
installation of the tire.
Torque Values
Nut for the front wheel axle 5.0 ~ 7.0 kgf-m
Nut for the steering shaft 4.0 ~ 5.0 kgf-m
Lock nut for the steering shaft 1.0 ~ 2.0 kgf-m
Top crown for the steering shaft 0.2 ~ 0.3 kgf-m
Locating screw for the speedometer cable 0.15 ~0.3 kgf-m
Front shock absorber: Upper lock bolt 2.4 ~ 3.0 kgf-m
Tools
Special Tools
Inner bearing puller
Steering nut wrench
Driver 32*35mm
Driver 42*47mm
Troubleshooting
Hard to steer
z The steering shaft bolt is too tight.
z The ball and the top crown of the steering
shaft are damaged.
z Insufficient tire pressure.
The steering handlebar is tilted
z Uneven arrangement of the front shock
absorbers.
z The front fork is bent.
z The front wheel axle is bent.
The front wheel run out
z The rim is bent.
z The wheel axle nut is not tightened enough.
z Side-worn or poor tire.
z The bearing clearance of the wheel axle is
too large.
Soft shock absorber
z The front fork spring is worn out.
z The oil seal of the front shock absorber is
leaking.
Noise in front shock absorber
z The connecting rod of the shock absorber is
warped.
z The joint of the shock absorber gets loose.
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