Rear Wheel - Yamaha WR250R Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT

Rear wheel

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To remove the rear wheel
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WARNING
To avoid injury, securely support the
vehicle so there is no danger of it
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falling over.
1. Loosen the axle nut.
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1. Axle nut
2. Washer
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2. Lift the rear wheel off the ground
according to the procedure on
page 6-38.
3. Remove the axle nut and washer.
4. Loosen the locknut on each side of
the swingarm.
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1. Drive chain slack adjusting bolt
2. Locknut
3. Brake caliper
5. Turn the drive chain slack adjust-
ing bolts fully in direction (a).
6. 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.
7. While supporting the brake caliper,
pull the wheel axle out.
(a)
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1. Wheel axle
To install the rear wheel
TIP
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6-40
8. Remove the wheel. NOTICE: Do
not apply the brake after the
wheel has been removed to-
gether with the brake disc, oth-
erwise the brake pads will be
forced shut.
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1. Install the wheel and the brake cal-
iper bracket by inserting the wheel
axle from the left-hand side.
Make sure that the retainer on the
brake caliper bracket is inserted
into the slot in the swingarm.
Make sure that there is enough
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