Rear Wheel - Yamaha Y15ZR Owner's Manual

Periodic maintenance and adjustment

Rear wheel

To remove the rear wheel
WARNING
To avoid injury, securely support the
vehicle so there is no danger of it
falling over.
1. Loosen the locknut and drive
chain slack adjusting nut on each
side of the swingarm.
2. Loosen the axle nut and the brake
7 caliper bracket bolt.
2
3
2
1
1. Locknut
2. Drive chain slack adjusting nut
3. Axle nut
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1. Rear wheel
2. Wheel axle
3. Brake caliper bracket bolt
4. Brake caliper bracket
3. Place the motorcycle on the cen-
terstand.
4. Remove the axle nut.
5. Push the wheel forward, and then
remove the drive chain from the
rear sprocket.
TIP
The drive chain does not need to be
1
disassembled in order to remove and
install the rear wheel.
6. While supporting the brake caliper
and slightly lifting the wheel, pull
the wheel axle out.
TIP
A rubber mallet may be useful to tap
the wheel axle out.
7. Remove the wheel. NOTICE: Do
not apply the brake after the
wheel and brake disc have been
2
3
removed, otherwise the brake
4
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 right-hand side.
TIP
Make sure that the slot in the
brake caliper bracket is fit over the
retainer on the swingarm.
Make sure that there is enough
space between the brake pads
before installing the wheel.
2. Install the drive chain onto the rear
sprocket.
3. Install the axle nut.
4. Adjust the drive chain slack. (See
page 7-25.)
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