Yamaha YZF-R1 Owner's Manual page 96

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
1. Wheel axle
7. While supporting the brake caliper
bracket, pull the wheel axle out.
8. Remove the wheel.
6 CAUTION:
_
Do not apply the brake after the
wheel has been removed together
with the brake disc, otherwise the
brake caliper pistons will be forced
out.
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To install the rear wheel
1. Install the wheel and the brake cal-
iper bracket by inserting the wheel
axle from the left-hand side.
NOTE:
_
Make sure that there is enough space
between the brake pads before install-
ing the wheel.
_
2. Install the drive chain onto the rear
sprocket, and then adjust the drive
chain slack. (See page 6-27 for
drive chain slack adjustment pro-
ECA00119
cedures.)
3. Install the axle nut, and then lower
the rear wheel so that it is on the
ground.
4. Install the brake caliper by install-
ing the bolts.
5. Tighten the axle nut and the brake
caliper bolts to the specified
torques.
EAU04534
6-43
Tightening torques:
Axle nut:
150 Nm (15.0 m·kgf)
Brake caliper bolt:
27 Nm (2.7 m·kgf)