Front Wheel; Rear Wheel - Yamaha Y16ZR 2021 Owner's Manual

Front wheel

To remove the front wheel
WARNING
To avoid injury, securely support the
vehicle so there is no danger of it
falling over.
1. Place the motorcycle on the cen-
terstand.
2. Remove the axle nut.
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1. Axle nut
3. Pull the wheel axle out, and then
remove the wheel. NOTICE: Do
not apply the brake after the
Periodic maintenance and adjustment
wheel and brake disc have been
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removed, otherwise the brake
pads will be forced shut.
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To install the front wheel
1. Lift the wheel up between the fork
legs.
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2. Insert the wheel axle, and then in-
stall the axle nut.
3. Take the motorcycle off the cen-
terstand so that the front wheel is
on the ground.
4. Tighten the axle nut to the speci-
ed torque.
Tightening torque:
Axle nut:
40 N·m (4.0 kgf·m, 30 lb·ft)
TIP
When tightening the axle nut, hold the
wheel axle with a wrench to keep it
from turning.
5. While applying the front brake,
push down hard on the handle-
bars several times to check if the
front fork compresses and re-
bounds smoothly.

Rear wheel

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To remove the rear wheel
To avoid injury, securely support the
vehicle so there is no danger of it
falling over.
1. Loosen the locknut and drive
2. Loosen the axle nut and the brake
1. Locknut
2. Drive chain slack adjusting nut
3. Axle nut
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WARNING
chain slack adjusting nut on each
side of the swingarm.
caliper bracket bolt.
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1 2
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