Drive Chain Slack - Yamaha MT-03 Owner's Manual

Drive chain slack

The drive chain slack should be
checked before each ride and adjusted
if necessary.
To check the drive chain slack
1. Drive chain slack
1. Place the motorcycle on the side-
stand.
NOTE:
When checking and adjusting the dri-
ve chain slack, there should be no
weight on the motorcycle.
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neutral 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
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slack as shown.
Drive chain slack:
40.0-50.0 mm (1.57-1.97 in)
4. If the drive chain slack is incor-
rect, adjust it as follows.
To adjust the drive chain slack
1. Loosen the axle nut and the lock-
2. To tighten the drive chain, turn the
NOTE:
Using the alignment marks on each
side of the swingarm, make sure that
both chain pullers are in the same po-
sition for proper wheel alignment.
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nut on each side of the swingarm.
adjusting bolt on each side of the
swingarm in direction (a). To
loosen the drive chain, turn the
adjusting bolt on each side of the
swingarm in direction (b), and
then push the rear wheel forward.
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