Yamaha VK10W, Supplementary Service Manual

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9
INSP
ADJ
DRIVE CHAIN
Oil replacement
Oil replacement steps:
• Place the oil pan under the drain hole.
• Remove the oil drain bolt (along with the gas-
ket)
1
and drain the oil.
CAUTION:
Be sure to remove any oil from the heat protec-
tor.
• Install the new gasket and oil drain bolt
1
.
T
R
.
.
Oil drain bolt:
16 Nm (1.6 m · kg, 11 ft · lb)
Recommended oil:
Gear oil “GL-3”
75W or 80W
Oil capacity:
0.35 L (0.31 Imp qt, 0.37 US qt)
1
Chain slack adjustment
1. Adjust:
• Drive chain slack
Adjustment steps:
• Loosen the locknut
1
.
• Turn the adjusting bolt
2
clockwise until it is fin-
ger tight, and then loosen it 1/4 turn.
• Hold the adjusting bolt
2
in place while tighten-
ing the chain adjusting locknut
1
.
T
R
.
.
Drive chain adjusting locknut:
25 Nm (2.5 m · kg, 18 ft · lb)