I thought I would post as there was considerable debate on the site about the proper procedure for front wheel installation on a standard, having to do with getting the forks spaced properly.
At that time it was stated by several that you were supposed to only bounce the front forks to insure proper spacing and make sure they are not binding. Well, looking up something else in the Yamaha shop manual, I happened to be at that section of the manual and so read the procedure. It states to bounce the forks several times, and then to "move the left side fork back and forth" to properly space the disk in the middle of the caliper bracket before tightening the axle cap nuts. This removes a puzzling issue for me, as when I take my front wheel off, the only way it doesn't drag on the bracket is if I move the left fork over a bit, which is as it turns out what the shop manual says to do. I wanted to make sure that the proper information was put out here for those who have NOT read the shop manual on this item.
At that time it was stated by several that you were supposed to only bounce the front forks to insure proper spacing and make sure they are not binding. Well, looking up something else in the Yamaha shop manual, I happened to be at that section of the manual and so read the procedure. It states to bounce the forks several times, and then to "move the left side fork back and forth" to properly space the disk in the middle of the caliper bracket before tightening the axle cap nuts. This removes a puzzling issue for me, as when I take my front wheel off, the only way it doesn't drag on the bracket is if I move the left fork over a bit, which is as it turns out what the shop manual says to do. I wanted to make sure that the proper information was put out here for those who have NOT read the shop manual on this item.
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