Drive Chain Free Movement Inspection; Drive Chain Free Movement Adjustment - Triumph Speed 400 Owner's Handbook Manual

MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
102
Drive Chain Free Movement
Inspection
Make sure the motorcycle is stabilized
and adequately supported.
Do not support the motorcycle on
any ancillary component, the exhaust
system or any other non structural
parts of the motorcycle frame.
A correctly supported motorcycle will
help prevent it from falling.
An unstable
resulting
serious injury or death.
1. Maximum movement position
(Scrambler 400 X shown)
Position the motorcycle on level
▼
ground and in an upright position
with no weight on it.
Rotate the rear wheel by pushing
▼
the motorcycle to find the position
where the drive chain is tightest,
and measure the vertical movement
of the chain midway between the
sprockets.
The vertical movement of the drive
▼
chain must be in the range of for
Speed 400 and for Scrambler 400 X.
WARNING
motorcycle may
in motorcycle damage,
If the measurement exceeds the
▼
range, then the drive chain needs to
be adjusted, see page 102.
Drive Chain Free Movement
Adjustment
If the drive chain free movement is
incorrect, adjustments must be made as
follows:
Loosen the rear wheel spindle nut.
▼
Loosen the lock nuts on both the
▼
left hand and right hand chain
adjuster bolts.
fall
Moving
▼
equal amount, using the adjuster
markings as a guideline, turn the
adjuster bolts clockwise to increase
drive chain free movement and
counterclockwise to reduce drive
chain free movement.
When
▼
movement has been set to for
Speed 400 and for Scrambler 400 X,
see page 102, push the wheel into
firm contact with the adjusters.
Make
▼
marking is aligned with the spindle
adjuster on both sides of the
swinging arm.
both adjusters
the drive chain
sure the same
by an
free
adjuster