Yamaha YZFR6W Owner's Manual page 79

1. Drive chain slack
4. If the drive chain slack is incorrect,
adjust it as follows.
To adjust the drive chain slack
1. Loosen the axle nut and the lock-
nut on each side of the swingarm.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
1. Axle nut
2. Drive chain slack adjusting bolt
3. Locknut
4. Alignment marks
2. To tighten the drive chain, turn the
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adjusting bolt on each side of the
swingarm in direction (a). To loos-
en the drive chain, turn the adjust-
ing bolt on each side of the
swingarm in direction (b), and then
push the rear wheel forward.
NOTE:
Using the alignment marks on each
side of the swingarm, make sure that
both chain pullers are in the same posi-
tion for proper wheel alignment.
CAUTION:
Improper drive chain slack will over-
load the engine as well as other vital
parts of the motorcycle and can lead
to chain slippage or breakage. To
prevent this from occurring, keep
the drive chain slack within the
specified limits.
3. Tighten the axle nut to the speci-
4. Tighten the adjusting bolts in direc-
5. Tighten the locknuts to their speci-
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fied torque.
Tightening torque:
Axle nut:
110 Nm (11.0 m·kgf, 80 ft·lbf)
tion (a) to their specified torque.
Tightening torque:
Drive chain slack adjusting bolt:
2 Nm (0.2 m·kgf, 1.4 ft·lbf)
fied torque.
Tightening torque:
Locknut:
16 Nm (1.6 m·kgf, 11 ft·lbf)
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