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WARNING
The disassembly and reassembly of the
rear wheel can be difficult for those unfa-
miliar with vehicle maintenance. You
may wish to have your Local
Dealer carry out these operations.
If you wish to perform these operations
yourself, carefully read p. 72 (MAINTE-
NANCE).
While disassembling and reassembling
the wheel, pay extra care not to damage
the brake lines, discs or pads.
Before carrying out the following opera-
tions, let the engine and the exhaust si-
lencer cool down until they reach room
temperature, in order to avoid burns.
NOTE
You must use the appropriate rear
support stands to remove the rear wheel.
DISASSEMBLY
N
Position the vehicle on the appropriate
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rear support stand
(POSITIONING THE VEHICLE ON THE
REAR SUPPORT STAND
WARNING
Make sure that the vehicle is stable.
If it falls over, it may cause injury to by-
standers and other property, as well as
being damaged itself.
N
Place a support (2) under the tire, in
such a way as to keep the wheel in its
position after loosening it.
Wheel nut (3) tightening torque:
86.80 ftlb (120 Nm).
N
Remove the nut (3) and recover the
washer (4).
NOTE
To facilitate the extraction of the
axle (5), slightly lift the wheel.
N
Remove the axle (5) from the left side of
the vehicle.
NOTE
Observe the arrangement of the
right (6) and left (7) chain tensioners in or-
(1), see p. 87
der to be able to reassemble them correctly.
N
Remove the right (6) and left (7) chain
).
tensioners.
Keep your fingers well away from the
chain and sprocket. You could easily lose
a finger if it becomes pinched between
these two parts. Use heavy work gloves
while installing the rear wheel. Never at-
tempt to line the rear wheel up using your
fingers. Failure to heed this warning can
result in serious personal injury.
N
Remove the drive chain (8) from the rear
sprocket (9) and lay it down outside of
the rear sprocket.
NOTE
of the rear sprocket (9).
N
Move the wheel forward and pull the drive
chain (8) away from the rear sprocket (9).
N
Pull the wheel backwards, removing it
from the swing arm from behind, carefully
removing the disc from the brake caliper.
WARNING
Place the drive chain (8) outside
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