Yamaha XJ6SAP Owner's Manual page 74

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
To adjust the drive chain slack
Consult a Yamaha dealer before ad-
justing the drive chain slack.
1. Take the motorcycle off the center-
stand, and then put the sidestand
down.
2. Loosen the locknut at each end of
the swingarm, and then loosen the
axle nut.
3. Place the motorcycle on the cen-
terstand.
4. To tighten the drive chain, turn the
drive chain slack adjusting nut at
each end of the swingarm in direc-
tion (a). To loosen the drive chain,
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turn the adjusting nut at each end
of the swingarm in direction (b),
and then push the rear wheel for-
ward. NOTICE: Improper drive
chain slack will overload the en-
gine 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.
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Using the alignment marks on each
side of the swingarm, make sure that
the notch on the alignment plates is in
the same position on both sides for
proper wheel alignment.
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1. Axle nut
2. Alignment marks
3. Drive chain slack adjusting nut
4. Locknut
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3
1. Alignment plate
2. Notch
(a)
5. Take the motorcycle off the center-
(b)
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6. Tighten the axle nut, and then
7. Make sure that the alignment
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stand, and then put the sidestand
down.
tighten the locknuts to the speci-
fied torques.
Tightening torques:
Axle nut:
90 Nm (9.0 m·kgf, 65 ft·lbf)
Locknut:
16 Nm (1.6 m·kgf, 12 ft·lbf)
plates are in the same position, the
drive chain slack is correct, and
the drive chain moves smoothly.