Yamaha Exciter T150 Owner's Manual page 79

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1. Rear wheel
2. Wheel axle
3. Brake caliper bracket bolt
4. Brake caliper bracket
3. Place the motorcycle on the cen-
terstand.
4. Remove the axle nut.
5. Push the wheel forward, and then
remove the drive chain from the
rear sprocket.
TIP
The drive chain does not need to be
disassembled in order to remove and
install the rear wheel.
6. While supporting the brake caliper
and slightly lifting the wheel, pull
the wheel axle out.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
TIP
A rubber mallet may be useful to tap
the wheel axle out.
7. Remove the wheel. NOTICE: Do
not apply the brake after the
wheel and brake disc have been
3
removed, otherwise the brake
4
pads will be forced shut.
To install the rear wheel
1. Install the wheel and the brake cal-
iper bracket by inserting the wheel
axle from the right-hand side.
TIP
 Make sure that the slot in the
brake caliper bracket is fit over the
retainer on the swingarm.
 Make sure that there is enough
space between the brake pads
before installing the wheel.
2. Install the drive chain onto the rear
sprocket.
3. Install the axle nut.
4. Adjust the drive chain slack. (See
page 7-23.)
7-36
5. Take the motorcycle off the cen-
terstand so that the rear wheel is
on the ground, and then put the
sidestand down.
6. Tighten the axle nut, the brake cal-
iper bracket bolt, and then tighten
the locknuts to the specified
torques.
[ECA11073]
Tightening torques:
Axle nut:
90 Nm (9.0 m·kgf, 65 ft·lbf)
Brake caliper bracket bolt:
39 Nm (3.9 m·kgf, 28 ft·lbf)
Locknut:
7 Nm (0.7 m·kgf, 5.1 ft·lbf)
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