Yamaha FZ07HC 2016 Owner's Manual page 92

Periodic maintenance and adjustment
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4
1. Drive chain slack adjusting plate
2. Drive chain slack adjusting nut
3. Locknut
4. Axle nut and washer
3. Lift the rear wheel off the ground
according to the procedure on
7
page 7-38.
4. Remove the axle nut, washer and
the drive chain slack adjusting
plate.
5. Push the wheel forward, and then
remove the drive chain from the
rear sprocket.
3
TIP
 If the drive chain is difficult to re-
move, remove the wheel axle first,
and then lift the wheel upward
enough to remove the drive chain
from the rear sprocket.
 The drive chain does not need to
be disassembled in order to re-
move and install the rear wheel.
6. While supporting the brake caliper
and slightly lifting the wheel, pull
the wheel axle out and remove the
drive chain slack adjusting plate.
1. Brake caliper
2. Drive chain slack adjusting plate
3. Wheel axle
TIP
A rubber mallet may be useful to tap
the wheel axle out.
7. Remove the wheel. NOTICE: Do
To install the rear wheel
1. Install the wheel, the brake caliper
7-41
1
2
3
not apply the brake after the
wheel and brake disc have been
removed, otherwise the brake
pads will be forced shut.
bracket, and the drive chain slack
adjusting plate by inserting the
wheel axle from the right-hand
side.
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