PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
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EAU25080
Rear wheel
EAU25421
To remove the rear wheel
WARNING
EWA10821
To avoid injury, securely support the
vehicle so there is no danger of it
falling over.
1. Loosen the axle nut.
2. Remove the brake pedal free play
adjusting nut, and then disconnect
the brake rod from the brake cam-
shaft lever.
3. Turn the drive chain adjusting
plate on each side of the swingarm
fully in direction (a).
4. Lift the rear wheel off the ground
according to the procedure on
page 7-29.
5. Remove the axle nut, and then pull
the wheel axle out.
6. Push the wheel forward, and then
remove the drive chain from the
rear sprocket.
TIP
The drive chain does not need to be
disassembled in order to remove and
install the wheel.
7. Remove the wheel.
EAU25762
To install the rear wheel
1. Insert the wheel axle from the left-
hand side.
TIP
Make sure that the drive chain adjust-
ing plates are installed with the
punched sides facing to the outside
and that the slot in the brake shoe plate
fits over the retainer on the swingarm.
2. Install the drive chain onto the rear
sprocket, and then install the axle
nut.
3. Adjust the drive chain slack. (See
4. Lower the rear wheel so that it is
on the ground.
1. Adjusting nut
2. Brake rod
3. Brake camshaft lever
4. Axle nut
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