2003 YAMAHA WR 450F check oil

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ENGAC MAGNETO AND STARTER CLUTCH
Starter clutch
1. Check:
Starter clutch
Damage/wear → Replace.
2. Check:
Idle gear
Idle gear shaft
Starter clutch gear
Pitting/burrs/chips/roughness/wear →
Replace the defective parts.
3. Check:
Starter clutch operation
Install the starter clutch drive gear 1 onto
the starter clutch 2 and hold the starter
clutch.
When turning the starter clutch drive gear
counterclockwise ı, the starter clutch and
the starter clutch drive gear should
engage. If the starter clutch drive gear and
starter clutch do not engage, the starter
clutch is faulty and must be replaced.
When turning the starter clutch drive gear
clockwise Å, it should turn freely.
If the starter clutch drive gear does not
turn freely, the starter clutch is faulty and
must be replaced.
EC4L5000
ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION
AC magneto and starter clutch
1. Install:
Stator 1
Bolt (stator) 2
Pick-up coil 3
Bolt (pick-up coil) 4
NOTE:
Pass the AC magneto lead 5 under the pick-
up coil.
T R..7 Nm (0.7 m · kg, 5.1 ft · lb)
T R..10 Nm (1.0 m · kg, 7.2 ft · lb)

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ENGCRANKCASE AND CRANKSHAFT
NOTE:
Hold the connecting rod at top dead center
with one hand while turning the nut of the
installing tool with the other. Operate the
installing tool until the crankshaft bottoms
against the bearing.
Before installing the crankshaft, clean the
contacting surface of crankcase.
CAUTION:
Do not use a hammer to drive in the crank-
shaft.
2. Check:
Shifter operation
Transmission operation
Unsmooth operation → Repair.
3. Install:
Oil strainer 1
Bolt (oil strainer) 2
4. Apply:
Sealant
On the crankcase (right) 1.
NOTE:
Clean the contacting surface of crankcase (left
and right) before applying the sealant.
Quick gasket®:
ACC-QUICK-GS-KT
YAMAHA Bond No. 1215:
90890-85505
T R..10 Nm (1.0 m · kg, 7.2 ft · lb)

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ENGCRANKCASE AND CRANKSHAFT
5. Install:
Dowel pin 1
O-ring 2
Crankcase (right)
To crankcase (left).
NOTE:
Fit the crankcase (right) onto the crankcase
(left). Tap lightly on the case with soft ham-
mer.
When installing the crankcase, the connect-
ing rod should be positioned at TDC (top
dead center).
New
6. Tighten:
Hose guide 1
Clutch cable holder 2
Bolt (clutch cable holder)
Bolt (crankcase)
NOTE:
Tighten the crankcase tightening bolts in
stage, using a crisscross pattern.
7. Install:
Oil delivery pipe
O-ring
Bolt (oil delivery pipe)
8. Install:
Timing chain
Timing chain guide (rear)
Bolt (timing chain guide)
9. Remove:
Sealant
Forced out on the cylinder mating surface.
10. Apply:
Engine oil
To the crank pin, bearing and oil deliv-
ery hole.
11. Check:
Crankshaft and transmission operation.
Unsmooth operation → Repair.
T R..10 Nm (1.0 m · kg, 7.2 ft · lb)
T R..12 Nm (1.2 m · kg, 8.7 ft · lb)
New
T R..10 Nm (1.0 m · kg, 7.2 ft · lb)
T R..10 Nm (1.0 m · kg, 7.2 ft · lb)

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ENGTRANSMISSION, SHIFT CAM AND SHIFT FORK
EC4H4801
Shift fork, shift cam and segment
1. Inspect:
Shift fork 1
Wear/damage/scratches → Replace.
2. Inspect:
Shift cam 1
Segment 2
Bend/wear/damage → Replace.
3. Check:
Shift fork movement
Unsmooth operation → Replace shift
fork.
NOTE:
For a malfunctioning shift fork, replace not only
the shift fork itself but the two gears each adja-
cent to the shift fork.
ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION
Transmission
1. Install:
5th pinion gear (25T) 1
3rd pinion gear (16T) 2
Collar 3
4th pinion gear (20T) 4
2nd pinion gear (15T) 5
To main axle 6.
NOTE:
Apply the molybdenum disulfide oil on the
4th and 5th pinion gears inner circumference
and on the end surface.
Apply the molybdenum disulfide oil on the
2nd and 3rd pinion gears inner circumfer-
ence.

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ENGTRANSMISSION, SHIFT CAM AND SHIFT FORK
5. Install:
Shift fork 1 (L) 1
Shift fork 2 (C) 2
Shift fork 3 (R) 3
Shift cam 4
To main axle and drive axle.
NOTE:
Apply the molybdenum disulfide oil on the
shift fork grooves.
Mesh the shift fork #1 (L) with the 4th wheel
gear 5 and #3 (R) with the 5th wheel gear
7 on the drive axle.
Mesh the shift fork #2 (C) with the 3rd pinion
gear 6 on the main axle.
6. Install:
Transmission assembly 1
To crankcase (left) 2.
NOTE:
Apply the engine oil on the bearings and guide
bars.
7. Check:
Shifter operation
Transmission operation
Unsmooth operation → Repair.

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CHASFRONT FORK
13. Check:
Inner tube smooth movement
Tightness/binding/rough spots →
Repeat the steps 2 to 12.
14. Compress the front fork fully.
15. Fill:
Front fork oil
Until outer tube top surface with recom-
mended fork oil 1.
ACHTUNG:CAUTION:
Be sure to use recommended fork oil. If
other oils are used, they may have an
excessively adverse effect on the front
fork performance.
Never allow foreign materials to enter the
front fork.
Recommended oil:
Suspension oil “01”
16. After filling, pump the damper rod 1
slowly up and down more than 10 times
to distribute the fork oil.
17. Fill:
Front fork oil
Until outer tube top surface with recom-
mended fork oil once more.
18. After filling, pump the outer tube 1 slowly
up and down (about 200 mm (7.9 in)
stroke) to distribute the fork oil once
more.
NOTE:
Be careful not to excessive full stroke. A stroke
of 200 mm (7.9 in) or more will cause air to
enter. In this case, repeat the steps 15 to 18.

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CHASFRONT FORK
19. Wait ten minutes until the air bubbles
have been removed from the front fork,
and the oil has dispense evenly in system
before setting recommended oil level.
NOTE:
Fill with the fork oil up to the top end of the
outer tube, or the fork oil will not spread over to
every part of the front forks, thus making it
impossible to obtain the correct level.
Be sure to fill with the fork oil up to the top of
the outer tube and bleed the front forks.
20. Measure:
Oil level (left and right) a
Out of specification → Adjust.
NOTE:
Be sure to install the spring guide 2 when
checking the oil level.
WARNING
Never fail to make the oil level adjustment
between the maximum and minimum level
and always adjust each front fork to the
same setting. Uneven adjustment can
cause poor handling and loss of stability.
Standard oil level:
130 mm (5.12 in)
Extent of adjustment:
80 ~ 150 mm (3.15 ~ 5.91 in)
From top of outer tube with
inner tube and damper rod 1
fully compressed without
spring.

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CHASSWINGARM
3. Install:
Collar 1
To connecting rod 2.
NOTE:
Apply the molybdenum disulfide grease on the
collar and oil seal lips.
4. Install:
Connecting rod 1
Bolt (connecting rod) 2
Plain washer 3
Nut (connecting rod) 4
To relay arm 5.
NOTE:
Apply the molybdenum disulfide grease on the
bolt.
T R..80 Nm (8.0 m · kg, 58 ft · lb)
5. Install:
Relay arm 1
Bolt (relay arm) 2
Plain washer 3
Nut (relay arm) 4
To swingarm.
NOTE:
Apply the molybdenum disulfide grease on
the bolt.
Do not tighten the nut yet.
6. Install:
Swingarm 1
Pivot shaft 2
NOTE:
Apply the molybdenum disulfide grease on
the pivot shaft.
Insert the pivot shaft from right side.
T R..85 Nm (8.5 m · kg, 61 ft · lb)
7. Check:
Swingarm side play a
Free play exists → Replace thrust bear-
ing.
Swingarm up and down movement b
Unsmooth movement/binding/rough
spots → Grease or replace bearings,
bushes and collars.