PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
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TIP :
When tightening the axle nut, hold the
wheel axle with a wrench to keep it from
turning.
4. Adjust the brake pedal free play.
(See page 6-19)
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WARNING
After adjusting the brake pedal free
play, check the operation of the
brake light.
TIP :
Using the alignment marks on each
side of the swingarm, make sure that
both chain pullers are in the same posi-
tion for proper wheel alignment.
Tightening torques:
Lock nut:
10 Nm (1.0 m·kgf, 7.36 ft·lbf)
Axle nut:
88 Nm (1.9 m·kgf, 64.7 ft·lbf)
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en the drive chain, turn the adjusting
nut at each end of the swingarm
in direction (b), and then push the
rear wheel forward.
NOTICE:
Im-
2. To tighten the drive chain, turn the
adjusting nut at each end of the
swingarm in direction (a), To loos-
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proper drive chain slack will
overload the engine as well as
other vital parts of the motorcy-
cle and can lead to chain slippage
or breakage. To prevent this from
occurring, keep the drive chain
slack within the sspecified limits.
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WARNING
3. Tighten both locknuts, and the axle
nut to the specified torques.
1
4
3
2
a
b
1. Axle nut
2. Lock nut
3. Adjusting nut
4. Alignment mark