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PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
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To remove the rear wheel
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To avoid injury, securely support
the vehicle so there is no danger
of it falling over.
1. Loosen the axle nut.
2. Loosen the locknut and the drive
chain slack adjusting nut on both
ends of the swingarm.
1. Axle nut and washer
2. Drive chain adjusting nut
3. Locknut drive chain adjusting nut
4. Brake torque rod nut
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Rear wheel
3. Insert the wheel axle, and then in-
stall the axle nut.
4. Take the motorcycle off the center-
stand so that the front wheel is on
the ground.
5. Tighten the axle nut to the speci-
fied torque.
1. Retainer
2. Slot
Tightening torque:
Axle nut:
40 Nm (4.0 m·kgf, 29 ft·lbf)
6. While applying the front brake,
push down hard on the handlebars
several times to check if the front
fork compresses and rebounds
smoothly.
7. Connect the speedometer cable.
TIP :
When tightening the axle nut, hold the
wheel axle with a wrench to keep it from
turning.