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Rear brake pedal free play is affected when
repositioning the rear wheel to adjust drive
3
2
4
6
5
(2) Sleeve nut (3) Drive chain lock nut
(4) Drive chain adjusting nut (5) Index mark
(6) Rear edge of adjusting slot
37
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Turn the engine “OFF”, park the
motorcycle on its main stand and shift the
transmission into neutral.
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Lubricate the drive chain by applying liberal
amount of SAE#90 oil.
Lubrication
CAUTION
!
!
Regular adjustment and lubrication as per the
maintenance schedule would ensure high
performance and longer life.
NOTE
Visit Authorised
Hero MotoCorp
workshop
for inspection, cleaning, lubrication and
adjustment of drive chain at every 2000 km
.
(Refer to “Maintenance Schedule” on
(page 27
).
DRIVE CHAIN SLIDER
(1) Drive chain slider (2) Wear limit
CUTOUT
2
1
Chain slack. Check rear brake pedal free play
and adjust as necessary
(page 39)
.
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Check the drive chain slack again.
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Loosen the drive chain lock nut (3).
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Turn both the adjusting nuts (4) in an equal
number of turns until the correct drive chain
slack is obtained. Turn the adjusting nut
clockwise to decrease the slack or
anticlockwise to increase the
of the chain.
slack
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Align the chain adjuster index mark (5)
with the rear edge (6) of the adjusting slots
on both sides of the swing arm equally.
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If the drive chain slack is excessive when the
rear axle is moved to the farthest limit of
adjustment, the drive chain is worn and
must be replaced.
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Tighten the rear axle nut and sleeve nut.
Rear axle nut torque 5.4 kgf- m.
Sleeve nut torque 4.4 kgf- m