Drive Chain Slack - Yamaha TDM900 Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR

Drive chain slack

Dr i v e chai n sl a ck
The drive chain slack should be
checked before each ride and adjust-
ed if necessary.
To check the drive chain slack
Checki n g
1. Place the motorcycle on a level
surface and hold it in an upright
position.
NOTE:
When checking and adjusting the
drive chain slack, the motorcycle
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should be positioned straight up and
there should be no weight on it.
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a. Drive chain slack
2. Shift the transmission into the
neutral position.
3. Move the rear wheel by pushing
the motorcycle to locate the tight-
est portion of the drive chain,
and then measure the drive
chain slack as shown.
Drive chain slack:
50–60 mm
4. If the drive chain slack is incor-
rect, adjust it as follows.
1. Axle nut
2. Drive chain slack adjusting bolt
3. Locknut
4. Alignment marks
To adjust the drive chain slack
Adj u st i n g
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1. Loosen the axle nut, the brake
caliper bracket bolt and the lock-
nut on each side
swingarm.
2. To tighten the drive chain, turn
the adjusting bolt on each side of
the swingarm in direction a. To
loosen the drive chain, turn the
adjusting bolt on each side of the
swingarm in direction b, and
then push the rear wheel for-
ward.
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