Kawasaki STX-15F service manual Steering Cable Adjustment, Steering Cable Removal

STEERING 12-5

Steering Cable

Steering Cable Adjustment

•Check the steering cable adjustment.

○Center the handlebar in the straight-ahead position.

•Checkcavity. that the steering nozzle [A] is centered in the pump ○The same distance [B].

•If necessary, adjust the steering cable.

○Loosen the locknut [A] on the end of the steering cable located to the right of the steering nozzle.

○Take out the cable joint bolt [B] and disconnect the cable joint [C] from the steering nozzle.

○Center the handlebar in a straight ahead steering position. ○Turn the joint on the cable to adjust the steering. ○Temporarily tighten the cable joint bolt, and connect the

joint with the nozzle and check cable adjustment again. ○When adjustment is correct, unscrew the cable joint bolt and apply a non-permanent locking agent to it. And tighten the cable joint bolt and the steering cable locknut

securely.

Torque - Cable Joint Bolt: 9.8 N·m (1.0 kgf·m, 87 in·lb)

○As an additional check, turn the handlebar all the way to the left and right, and measure the distance between the nozzle and the edge of the pump cavity. It should be equal at both extremes.

Steering Cable Removal

•Remove the screws [A] and remove the front storage pocket [B].