Rear Wheel - Yamaha FZ6 2006 Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR

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. Loosen the axle nut.
2. Lift the rear wheel off the ground
according to the procedure on
page 6-34.
6
3. Remove the axle nut.
4. Loosen the locknut and drive chain
adjusting bolt on each side of the
swingarm.
EAU25080
EAU43380
EWA10820
1. Locknut
2. Drive chain slack adjusting bolt
3. Axle nut
5. While supporting the brake caliper
and slightly lifting the wheel, pull
the wheel axle out.
1. Locknut
2. Drive chain slack adjusting bolt
3. Wheel axle
4. Brake caliper bracket
5. Brake caliper
NOTE:
A rubber mallet may be useful to tap the
wheel axle out.
6. Push the wheel forward, and then
6-36
remove the drive chain from the
rear sprocket.