Yamaha VIRAGO XV250P Owner's Manual page 76

1. Axle nut
2. Axle nut cotter pin
3. Locknut
4. Drive chain slack adjusting nut
5. Alignment marks
6. Loosen the locknut and the drive
chain slack adjusting nut on both
ends of the swingarm.
7. Remove the axle nut.
8. Pull the wheel axle out, and then
remove the wheel.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
To install the rear wheel
1. Insert the wheel axle from the
right-hand side, and then install
the drive chain onto the rear
sprocket.
2. Install the axle nut, and then lower
the rear wheel so that it is on the
ground.
3. Install the brake rod onto the brake
camshaft lever, and then install
the brake pedal free play adjusting
nut onto the brake rod.
4. Install the brake torque rod bolt at
the swingarm, tighten it to the
specified torque, and then install
the cotter pin.
Tightening torque:
Brake torque rod bolt:
23 Nm (2.3 m·kgf, 17 ft·lb)
WARNING
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Always use a new cotter pin for the
axle nut.
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EAU01696 5. Adjust the drive chain slack. (See
page 6-22 for drive chain slack ad-
justment procedures.)
6. Tighten the axle nut to the speci-
fied torque.
Tightening torque:
Axle nut:
104 Nm (10.4 m·kgf, 75 ft·lb)
7. Adjust the brake pedal position
and free play. (See page 6-18 for
brake pedal position and free play
adjustment procedures.)
WARNING
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After adjusting the brake pedal free
play, check the operation of the
brake light.
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