Yamaha Drag Star XVS125 Owner's Manual page 57

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
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1. Axle nut
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1. Drive chain adjusting nut
2. Alignment marks
3. Locknut
2. To tighten the drive chain, turn
the adjusting nut at each end of
the swingarm in direction a. To
loosen the drive chain, turn the
adjusting nut at each end of the
swingarm in direction b, and
then push the rear wheel for-
ward.
NOTE:
Using the alignment marks on each
side of the swingarm, make sure that
both adjusting nuts are in the same
position for proper wheel alignment.
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Improper drive chain slack will
b
overload the engine as well as
other vital parts of the motorcycle
a
and can lead to chain slippage or
breakage. To prevent this from
occurring, keep the drive chain
slack within the specified limits.
3. Tighten both locknuts, and then
tighten the axle nut to the speci-
fied torque.
Tightening torque:
Axle nut:
104 Nm (10.4 m0kgf)
4. Adjust the brake pedal free play.
(See page 6-21 for brake pedal
free play
dures.)
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After adjusting the brake pedal
free play, check the operation of
the brake light.
EC000096
adjustment proce-
EW000103