Drive Chain; Final Drive - Suzuki FZ50 1979 Service Manual

1- 12 GENERAL J FORJdATJO

DRIVE CHAIN

Power is t ra ns mitted from the cou nter shaft to the
The d rive chai n is mainta ined at t he proper tension by the chain tensioners provided for the
upper and lowe r pa rts of the cha i n and is i m m ersed in transmiss i on oil - oi l bath type -
ensuring excel lent d u rabi lity.

FINAL DRIVE

Power transmitted to the final d rive shaft th rough the d rive cha in .
final drive gea r are press-fitted to the fin a l d ri ve shaft. The speed is red uced by the final drive
gea r and the fin a l driven gea r mou n ted on the drive axle shaft.
The drive axle shaft is i ntegrated with the fi n a l driven gear, and it rotates at a speed red u ced
fina lly by the final d rive gear.
half of the drive axle shaft projects outside and is spli ned to the rear whee l, thus causi n g it
to tum.
Axle
The shaft is i nstal led i n the rea r part of the cra n kcase . Al most
shaft
final· d rive shaft t h rough a d rive cha in.
T he d ri ven sprocket and