Rear Wheel - Yamaha FZ8NB Owner's Manual

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1. Brake caliper bolt
2. Brake caliper
3. Reflector
5. Pull the wheel axle out, and then
remove the wheel.
To install the front wheel
1. Lift the wheel up between the fork
legs.
2. Insert the wheel axle.
3. Lower the front wheel so that it is
on the ground, and then put the
sidestand down.
4. Install the brake calipers (together
with the reflectors) by installing the
bolts.
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Make sure that there is enough space
between the brake pads before install-
ing the brake calipers onto the brake
discs.
5. Install the brake hose holders by
installing the bolt and nut.
6. Tighten the brake caliper bolts to
the specified torque.
Tightening torque:
Brake caliper bolt:
40 Nm (4.0 m·kgf, 29 ft·lbf)
7. Tighten the wheel axle, and then
the wheel axle pinch bolt to their
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specified torque.
Tightening torques:
Wheel axle:
65 Nm (6.5 m·kgf, 47 ft·lbf)
Front wheel axle pinch bolt:
23 Nm (2.3 m·kgf, 17 ft·lbf)
8. Push down hard on the handlebar
several times to check for proper
fork operation.

Rear wheel

To remove the rear wheel
To avoid injury, securely support the
vehicle so there is no danger of it
falling over.
1. Loosen the axle nut.
1. Axle nut
2. Lift the rear wheel off the ground
3. Remove the axle nut.
4. Fully loosen the locknut on each
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according to the procedure on
page 7-37.
side of the swingarm.
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