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ic maintenance an
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Drive chain slack
The drive chain slack should be
checked before each ride and adjusted
if necessary.
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To check the
d
rive chain slack
1. Place the motorcycle on the cen-
terstand.
2. Shift the transmission into the
neutral position.
3. Measure the drive chain slack as
shown.
4. If the drive chain slack is incorrect,
adjust it as follows.
NOTICE:
Im-
proper
d
rive chain slack will
overloa
d
the en
g
ine as well as
other vital parts of the motorcy-
cle an
d
can lea
d
to chain slip-
pa
g
e or
b
reaka
g
e. To prevent
this from occurrin
g
, keep the
d
rive chain slack within the
specifie
d
limits.
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To a
d
just the
d
rive chain slack
Consult a Yamaha dealer before ad-
justing the drive chain slack.
1. Take the motorcycle off the cen-
terstand, and then put the side-
stand down.
2. Loosen the brake pedal free play
adjusting nut, brake torque rod
nut, and axle nut.
3. Loosen the drive chain puller lock-
nut at each end of the swingarm.
1. Drive chain slack
Drive chain slack:
40.0–50.0 mm (1.57–1.97 in)
1
1. Brake pedal free play adjusting nut
2. Brake torque rod nut
1. Axle nut
2. Drive chain slack adjusting nut
3. Drive chain puller locknut
4. Drive chain puller
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2
4
3
1
2
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(b)
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