Yamaha wr450f User Manual

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Perform steps 1-2 on page 7.

Loosen the cylinder tube cap, on top of the cylinder

tube, with tool 1797-03.

Lift up the damper rod assembly and drain the

oil.

Pull up the scraper with a screwdriver, release

and remove the circlip.

Fasten the fork leg horizontally in a vice with soft
jaws.
  Use a hot air gun to warm up the outer leg where
the bushings are located.

The fixed bushing is located at the bottom end of

the outer leg.
  A sleeve is fitted above the bushing to main-
tain the correct position.

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Use the special tool (1702-04) to remove the
bushing.

Install the tool in the top of the inner steel leg.
Install the tool in the outer leg.
Rotate the tool to press out the bushings.
If tool (1702-04) is not avaliable, push the inner

steel leg to the bottom and then pull it back
quickly, so that the fork is topping out hard.

Repeat this procedure until the seal and the

bushing can be pulled out from the outer leg.