Rear Wheel Removal - Honda XL700V Owner's Manual

Rear Wheel Removal
1. Raise the rear wheel off the ground by
placing a support block under the engine.
2. Loosen the rear axle nut (1).
3. Loosen the lock nut (2) and turn the
adjusting nut (3).
4. Remove the rear axle nut.
5. Remove the drive chain (4) from the
driven sprocket by pushing the rear
wheel forward.
(3)
(1) Rear axle nut
(2) Lock nut
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(2)
(3) Adjusting nut
6. Remove the rear axle shaft (5) , side
collars and rear wheel from the swingarm.
Do not depress the brake pedal while the
wheel is off the motorcycle. The caliper
pistons will be forced out of the cylinders
with subsequent loss of brake fluid. If this
occurs, servicing of the brake system will
be necessary. See your Honda dealer for
this service.
(4) Drive chain
(5) Axle shaft
(3)
(4)
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