Perio
d
ic maintenance an
d
a
d
justment
7-23
7
4. Place the motorcycle on the cen-
terstand.
5. To tighten the drive chain, turn the
drive chain slack adjusting nut at
each end of the swingarm in direc-
tion (a). To loosen the drive chain,
turn the adjusting nut at each end
of the swingarm in direction (b),
and then push the rear wheel for-
ward.
NOTICE:
Improper
d
rive
chain slack will overloa
d
the en-
g
ine as well as other vital parts
of the motorcycle an
d
can lea
d
to chain slippa
g
e or
b
reaka
g
e.
To prevent this from occurrin
g
,
keep the
d
rive chain slack with-
in the specifie
d
limits.
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TIP
Using the alignment marks on each
side of the swingarm, make sure that
both drive chain pullers are in the same
position for proper wheel alignment.
6. Take the motorcycle off the cen-
terstand, and then put the side-
stand down.
7. Tighten both locknuts, and then
tighten the axle nut and brake
torque rod nut to their specified
torques.
TIP
When tightening the axle nut, hold the
wheel axle with a wrench to keep it
from turning.
8. Adjust the brake pedal free play.
WARNING! After
a
d
justin
g
the
b
rake pe
d
al free
play, check the operation of the
b
rake li
g
ht.
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9. Make sure that the drive chain
pullers are in the same position,
the drive chain slack is correct,
and the drive chain moves
smoothly.
1. Locknut
2. Drive chain slack adjusting nut
3. Alignment marks
2
1
(a) (b)
3
Ti
g
htenin
g
torques:
Locknut:
7 Nm (0.7 m·kgf, 5.2 ft·lbf)
Axle nut:
60 Nm (6.0 m·kgf, 43 ft·lbf)
Brake torque rod nut:
19 Nm (1.9 m·kgf, 14 ft·lbf)
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