Yamaha YZF-R6 Owner's Manual page 89

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The drive chain cannot be disas-
sembled.
7. While supporting the brake caliper
bracket, pull the wheel axle out,
and then remove the wheel.
1. Wheel axle
CAUTION:
Do not apply the brake after the
wheel has been removed together
with the brake disc, otherwise the
brake pads will be forced shut.
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.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
NOTE:
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Be sure to insert the retainer on the
brake caliper bracket into the slot
in the swingarm.
G Make sure that there is enough
space between the brake pads be-
fore installing the wheel.
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1. Retainer
2. Slot
2. Install the drive chain onto the rear
sprocket.
3. Install the axle nut, and then lower
the rear wheel so that it is on the
ground.
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4. Adjust the drive chain slack. (See
page 6-24.)
5. Tighten the axle nut to the speci-
fied torque.
6. Tighten the adjusting bolts in direc-
7. Tighten the locknuts to their speci-
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Tightening torque:
Axle nut:
110 Nm (11.0 m·kgf, 80 ft·lbf)
tion (b) to their specified torque.
Tightening torque:
Drive chain slack adjusting bolt:
2 Nm (0.2 m·kgf, 1.4 ft·lbf)
fied torque.
Tightening torque:
Locknut:
16 Nm (1.6 m·kgf, 11 ft·lbf)
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