Rear Wheel - Yamaha Virago XV250T 2004 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. Remove the axle nut cotter pin.
2. Loosen the chain puller locknut
and the drive chain slack adjusting
nut on both ends of the swingarm.
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1. Axle nut
2. Axle nut cotter pin
3. Chain puller locknut
4. Drive chain slack adjusting nut
5. Alignment marks
3. Loosen the axle nut and the brake
torque rod nut at the brake shoe
plate.
4. Lift the rear wheel off the ground
according to the procedure on
page 6-34.
5. Remove the brake pedal free play
adjusting nut, and then disconnect
the brake rod at the brake cam-
shaft lever.
6. Disconnect the brake torque rod
from the brake shoe plate by re-
moving the nut and the bolt.
1. Brake torque rod
2. Brake torque rod bolt and nut
3. Brake rod
4. Brake pedal free play adjusting nut
5. Brake camshaft lever
7. Push the wheel forward, and then
NOTE:
The drive chain does not need to be
disassembled in order to remove and
install the rear wheel.
8. Remove the axle nut.
9. Pull the wheel axle out, and then
6-37
remove the drive chain from the
rear sprocket.
remove the wheel.
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