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PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
6-54
6
7. While supporting the brake caliper
bracket, pull the wheel axle out,
and then remove the wheel.
ECA00048
CAUTION:
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Do not apply the brake after the
wheel has been removed together
with the brake disc, otherwise the
brake pads will be forced shut.
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EAU04948
To install the rear wheel
1. Install the wheel and the brake cal-
iper bracket by inserting the wheel
axle from the left-hand side.
NOTE:
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●
Be sure to insert the retainer on
the brake caliper bracket into the
slot in the swingarm.
●
Make sure that there is enough
space between the brake pads be-
fore installing the wheel.
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2. Install the drive chain onto the rear
sprocket, and then adjust the drive
chain slack. (See page 6-38 for
drive chain slack adjustment pro-
cedures.)
3. Install the axle nut, and then lower
the rear wheel so that it is on the
ground.
4. Tighten the axle nut to the speci-
fied torque.
1. Wheel axle
1. Retainer
2. Slot
Tightening torque:
Axle nut:
110 Nm (11.0 m·kgf, 79.6 ft·lbf)
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