Yamaha TDM900 Owner's Manual page 70

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
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1. Drive chain slack
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4. If the drive chain slack is incorrect,
adjust it as follows.
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To adjust the drive chain slack
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1. Loosen the axle nut, the brake cal-
iper bracket bolt and the locknut on
each side of the swingarm.
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(b)
(a)
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1. Axle nut
2. Drive chain slack adjusting bolt
3. Locknut
4. Alignment marks
EAU22952
1. Brake caliper bracket bolt
2. Brake caliper bracket
2. To tighten the drive chain, turn the
drive chain slack adjusting bolt on
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each side of the swingarm in direc-
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tion (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 for-
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ward. NOTICE: Improper drive
chain slack will overload the en-
gine 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 with-
in the specified limits.
TIP
Using the alignment marks on each
side of the swingarm, make sure that
both chain pullers are in the same posi-
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3. Tighten the locknuts, and then
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tighten the axle nut and the brake
caliper bracket bolt to the specified
torques.
Tightening torque:
Axle nut:
Brake caliper bracket bolt:
[ECA10571]
150 Nm (15.0 m·kgf, 108.5 ft·lbf)
40 Nm (4.0 m·kgf, 29 ft·lbf)