89 TransAlp Manual Front Wheel Suspention Steering 1

13. FRONT WHEEL/SUSPENSION/STEERING

SERVICE INFORMATION	13-1	FRONT WHEEL	13-5
TROUBLESHOOTING	13-2	FORK LEGS	13-11
HANDLEBARS	13-3	STEERING STEM	13-18

SERVICE INFORMATION

Awarning

•    A contarninated brake disc or pad reduces stopping power. Discard contaminated pads and clean a coniaminatcd disc with a high quality brake degreasing agent.

•    Inhaled asbestos fibers have been found to cause respiratory disease and cancer. Never use an air hose or dry brush to clean brake assemblies. In the United States, use OSHA-approved vacuum cleaner or alternate method approved by OSHA designed to mini-mize the hazard by air borne asbestos fibers.

GENERAL

•    A jack or other support is required to support the motorcycle.

CAUTION

•    Do not support the motorcycle by putting a jack or other support under the oil filier.

• Never ride on the wheel rim.

SPECIFICATIONS

ITEM		STANDARD	SERVICE LIMIT
Axle shaft runout		—	0.2 mm (0.01 in)
Front wheel rim runout	Radial	—	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
	Axial		2.0 mm (0.08 in)
Fork spring free length		571.5 mm (22.50 in)	565.5 mm (22.26 in)
Fork tubę runout			0.2 mm (0.01 in)
Fork leg fluid capacity		549 cc (18.6 US oz, 19.3 Imp oz)
Fork leg fluid level		125 mm (4.9 in)

TORQUE VALUES

Handlebar upper holder

Spokes

Brake disc

Front wheel hub cover Front axle Axle holder nut Fork slider Socket bolt Fork leg pinch bolt (upper) (lower)

Fork tubę cap bolt Brake caliper bracket bolt Steering bearing adjustment nut Steering stem nut

26    N-m {2.6 kg-m, 19 ft-lb)

3.8 N-m (0.38 kg-m, 2.7 ft-lb)

40 N-m (4.0 kg-m, 29 ft-lb)

1.5 N-m (0.15 kg-m, 1.1 ft-lb)

65 N-m (6.5 kg-m, 47 ft-lb)

12 N-m (1.2 kg-m, 9 ft-lb)

20 N-m (2.0 kg-m. 14 ft-lb)

27    N-m (2.7 kg-m, 20 ft-lb)

35 N-m (3.5 kg-m, 25 ft-lb)

23 N-m (2.3 kg-m, 1 7 ft-lb)

27 N-m (2.7 kg-m, 20 ft-lb)

3 N-m (0.3 kg-m, 22 ft-lb) Tighten the nut with the steering stem pushed up. 100 N-m (10.0 kg-m, 72 ft-lb)