Drive Chain Slack Adjustment - Yamaha XT 600 AC Service Manual

DRIVE CHAIN SLACK ADJUSTMENT
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1. Check:
• Drive chain slack
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Out of specification--->Adjust.
Drive chain slack:
30'"'-'40 mm (1.18'"'-'1.57 in)
NOTE: ______________________ ___
To check the chain slack, the motorcycle must
stand vertically with its both wheels on the
ground and without a rider.
2. Adjust :
• Drive chain slack
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Adjustment steps:
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Too small chain slack will overload the
engine and other vital parts; keep the slack
within the specified limits.
• Remove the cotter pin
CD
and loosen the axle
nut ® .
• Loosen the bolt
@
(caliper bracket) .
• Loosen the bolts
®
(swingarm end)
3-37
• Turn the chain puller
CD
clockwise or coun-
terclockwise until the specified slack is
obtained .
NOTE: ________________________ __
Turn each chain puller exactly the same
amount to maintain correct axle alignment.
(There are marks on each side of swingarm and
on each chain puller ; use them to check for
proper alignment) .
• Tighten the axle nut and bolt (caliper
bracket) , bolts (swingarm end) .
Axle nut:
90 Nm (9.0 m . kg. 65 ft· Ib)
Bolt (caliper bracket):
45 Nm (4.5 m • kg. 32 ft· Ib\
Bolt (swingarm end):
3 Nm (0.3 m'kg, 2.2 ft'lb)