Rear Wheel - Yamaha 2006 YZF-R6V Owner's Manual

Rear wheel

To remove the rear wheel
WARNING
G It is advisable to have a Yamaha
dealer service the wheel.
G
Securely support the motor-
cycle so that there is no danger
of it falling over.
1. Loosen the axle nut.
1. Axle nut
2. Drive chain slack adjusting bolt
3. Locknut
4. Brake caliper
5. Brake caliper bracket
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according to the procedure on
page 6-36.
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3. Remove the axle nut.
4. Loosen the locknut on each side of
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the swingarm.
5. Turn the drive chain slack adjust-
ing bolts fully in direction (a) and
push the wheel forward.
6. Remove the drive chain from the
rear sprocket.
NOTE:
G If the drive chain is difficult to re-
move, remove the wheel axle first,
and then lift the wheel upward
enough to remove the drive chain
from the rear sprocket.
G
7. While supporting the brake caliper
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-
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The drive chain cannot be disas-
sembled.
bracket, pull the wheel axle out,
and then remove the wheel.
iper bracket by inserting the wheel
axle from the left-hand side.
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