PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
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4. If the drive chain slack is incorrect,
adjust it as follows.
EAU22912
To adjust the drive chain slack
1. Remove the cotter pin from the
axle nut, and then loosen the axle
nut.
2. To tighten the drive chain, turn the
drive chain adjusting plate on each
side of the swingarm in direction
(a). To loosen the drive chain, turn
the adjusting plate on each side of
the swingarm in direction (b), and
then push the rear wheel forward.
NOTICE:
Improper drive chain
slack will overload the engine
as well as other vital parts of the
motorcycle and can lead to
chain slippage or breakage. To
prevent this from occurring,
keep the drive chain slack with-
in the specified limits.
[ECA10571]
TIP
Make sure that both adjusting plates
are in the same position for proper
wheel alignment.
3. Tighten the axle nut to the speci-
fied torque.
4. Insert a new cotter pin into the axle
nut, and then bend its ends as
shown.
WARNING! Always use a
new cotter pin for the axle
nut.
[EWA10701]
TIP
Make sure that two notches in the axle
nut are aligned with the hole through
the wheel axle, otherwise further tight-
en the axle nut until they are.
1. Drive chain slack
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1. Cotter pin
2. Axle nut
3. Drive chain adjusting plate
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2
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(a)
(b)
Tightening torque:
Axle nut:
105 Nm (10.5 m·kgf, 76 ft·lbf)
1. Cotter pin
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