Drive Chain Slack - Yamaha Thundercat YZF600R Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR

Drive chain slack

The drive chain slack should be
checked before each ride and adjusted
if necessary.
To check the drive chain slack
1. Place the motorcycle on a level
surface and hold it in an upright
position.
NOTE:
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When checking and adjusting the drive
chain slack, the motorcycle should be
positioned straight up and there should
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be no weight on it.
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a. Drive chain slack
2. Shift the transmission into the neu-
tral position.
3. Move the rear wheel by pushing
the motorcycle to locate the tight-
est portion of the drive chain, and
then measure the drive chain
slack as shown.
Drive chain slack:
20–30 mm
4. If the drive chain slack is incorrect,
adjust it as follows.
1. Axle nut
2. Alignment marks
3. Drive chain slack adjusting nut
4. Locknut
To adjust the drive chain slack
1. Loosen the axle nut, then loosen
2. To tighten the drive chain, turn the
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the locknut at each end of the
swingarm.
adjusting nut at each end of the
swingarm in direction a. To loos-
en the drive chain, turn the adjust-
ing nut at each end of the
swingarm in direction b, and then
push the rear wheel forward.
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