Drive Chain Slack Check; Drive Chain Slack Adjustment - Yamaha Fazer FZS600 Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
a. Chain slack

Drive chain slack check

NOTE:
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Spin the wheel several times and find
6 the tightest position of the chain. Check
and/or adjust the chain slack while it's
in this tightest position.
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Inspect the drive chain when the motor-
cycle is on the centerstand. Check the
slack at the position shown in the illus-
tration. Normal slack is approximately
30 ~ 45 mm. If the slack exceeds
45 mm, adjust.
1. Axle nut
2. Chain adjusting nut
EAU00745
3. Locknut
4. Alignment marks

Drive chain slack adjustment

1. Loosen the axle nut.
2. Loosen the locknuts on each side.
To tighten the chain, turn the chain
adjusting nuts in direction a. To
loosen the chain, turn the adjust-
ing nuts in direction b and push
the wheel forward. Turn each ad-
justing nut exactly the same
amount to maintain correct axle
alignment. There are marks on
each side of the swingarm. Use
these marks to align the rear
wheel.
CAUTION:
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Too little chain slack will overload
the engine and other vital parts.
Keep the slack within the specified
limits.
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3. After adjusting, tighten the lock-
EAU00762
6-27
nuts. Then tighten the axle nut to
the specified torque.
Tightening torque:
Axle nut:
117 Nm (11,7 m·kg)
EC000096