Yamaha T115FL-2P Owner's Manual page 56

Periodic maintenance and adjustment
To adjust the drive chain slack
Consult a Yamaha dealer before ad-
justing the drive chain slack.
1. Loosen the brake pedal free play
adjusting nut and the brake torque
rod nut.
2. Loosen the axle nut, then loosen
the locknut at each end of the
swingarm.
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a
7
b
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1. Locknut
2. Drive chain slack adjusting nut
3. Alignment marks
4. Axle nut
3. To tighten the drive chain, turn the
drive chain slack adjusting nut at
each end of the swingarm in direc-
tion (a). To loosen the drive chain,
turn the adjusting nut at each end
of the swingarm in direction (b),
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ward. NOTICE: Improper drive
chain slack will overload the en-
gine as well as other vital parts
of the motorcycle and can lead
to chain slippage or breakage.
To prevent this from occurring,
keep the drive chain slack with-
in the specified limits.
TIP
Using the alignment marks on each
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side of the swingarm, make sure that
both drive chain pullers are in the same
position for proper wheel alignment.
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1. Locknut
2. Drive chain slack adjusting nut
3. Alignment marks
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2
1
3
(a)
(b)
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4. Tighten both locknuts, and then
tighten the axle nut and brake
torque rod nut to their specified
torques.
Tightening torques:
Locknut:
7 N·m (0.7 kgf·m, 5.2 lb·ft)
Axle nut:
60 N·m (6.0 kgf·m, 43 lb·ft)
Brake torque rod nut:
19 N·m (1.9 kgf·m, 14 lb·ft)
TIP
When tightening the axle nut, hold the
wheel axle with a wrench to keep it
from turning.
5. Adjust the brake pedal free play.
(See page 7-17.) WARNING! After
adjusting the brake pedal free
play, check the operation of the
brake light.
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6. Make sure that the drive chain
pullers are in the same position,
the drive chain slack is correct,
and the drive chain
smoothly.
7. Install the drive chain slack check
hole cap.
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