Drive Chain Slack - Yamaha WR450FN 2022 Owner's Service Manual

immediately.
i. Tighten the bleed screw.
Bleed screw
5 N·m (0.5 kgf·m, 3.7 lb·ft)
j. Pour brake fluid to the reservoir up to the
specified level.
Refer to "CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL" on page 3-23.
EWA13110
WARNING
After bleeding the hydraulic brake system,
check the brake operation.
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DRIVE CHAIN SLACK

ECA13550
NOTICE
A drive chain that is too tight will overload
the engine and other vital parts, and one that
is too loose can skip and damage the swing-
arm or cause an accident. Therefore, keep
the drive chain slack within the specified lim-
its.
Checking the drive chain slack
1. Use a maintenance stand to raise the rear
wheel off the ground.
EWA13120
WARNING
Securely support the vehicle so that there is
no danger of it falling over.
2. Shift the transmission into the neutral posi-
tion.
3. Pull the drive chain up above the drive chain
guide installation bolt with a force of about 50
N (5.0 kgf, 37 lbf).
4. Check:
• Drive chain slack "a"
Out of specification  Regulate.
TIP
Measure drive chain slack between the drive
chain guide and the bottom of the chain as
shown.
Drive chain slack (Maintenance
Stand)
50.0–60.0 mm (1.97–2.36 in)
Adjusting the drive chain slack
EWA13120
WARNING
Securely support the vehicle so that there is
no danger of it falling over.
1. Adjust:
• Drive chain slack
a. Loosen the wheel axle nut "1".
b. Loosen both locknuts "2".
c. Turn the adjusting bolt "3" until the speci-
fied drive chain slack is obtained.
1
TIP
• To maintain the proper wheel alignment, adjust
both sides evenly.
• Push the rear wheel forward to make sure that
there is no clearance between the swingarm
end plates and the ends of the swingarm.
d. Tighten the wheel axle nut.
Wheel axle nut
125 N·m (12.5 kgf·m, 92 lb·ft)
e. Tighten the drive chain puller locknut.
Drive chain puller locknut
21 N·m (2.1 kgf·m, 15 lb·ft)
3-26
CHASSIS
a a
2
3