Tree/yokes bolt tightening order.

[davetherave]

Just rebuilding the front end, and my manual has no info regarding what order to tighten things up. So there is Top nut, top nut pinchbolt, One pinhce bolt left and right for each top yoke/tree where the stanchion goes in and the lover tree/yoke pinch bolts.
Please could someone tell me the correct order?
Thanks.

 

[arcticXS]

Here is what I suggest (Not from a Yamaha manual, mind you..)
-Tighten top nut first (obviously the steering head bearing needs to be correctly adjusted) Ensure fork tubes slide freely up and down in the trees, to avoid any binding.
-Then lower tree pinch bolts, ensure fork legs are flush with top tree, or protrude the same amount
-Then upper tree pinch bolts, followed by top nut pinch bolt.

In any case, the main thing is to make sure the top tree is tight against the steering head bearing, and there is no bind/twist in the fork tubes.

 

[davetherave]

ok thanks.