Drive Chain Slack Adjustment - Yamaha RT100M Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
1. Adjusting nut

Drive chain slack adjustment

1. Loosen the rear brake adjusting
nut.
1. Cotter pin
2. Axle nut
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3. Sprocket shaft nut
4. Locknut
5. Adjusting bolt
6. Alignment marks
2. Remove the cotter pin from the
axle nut.
3. Loosen the axle nut.
4. Loosen the sprocket shaft nut and
locknuts on each side. To tighten
the chain, turn the chain adjusting
bolt in direction a. To loosen the
chain, turn the chain adjusting bolt
in direction b and push the wheel
forward. Turn each adjusting nut
exactly the same amount to main-
tain correct axle alignment. There
CAUTION:
Too little chain slack will overload
the engine and other vital parts.
Keep the slack within the specified
limits.
5. After adjusting, be sure to tighten
6-15
are marks on each side of the
swingarm and a match mark on
each chain puller. Use these
marks to align the rear wheel.
the axle nut and sprocket shaft nut
to the specified torque.
Tightening torque:
Axle nut:
39 Nm (3.9 mákg)
Sprocket shaft nut:
85 Nm (8.5 mákg)
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