Drive Chain Slack Check; Drive Chain Slack Adjustment - Yamaha TW125 Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
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2
a
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a. Chain slack
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Drive chain slack check

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NOTE:
Spin the wheel several times and
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find the tightest position of the
chain. Check and/or adjust the
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chain slack while it's in this tightest
position.
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To check the chain slack the motor-
cycle must be held straight up with
both wheels on the ground and
without rider. Check the slack at
the position shown in the illustra-
tion. Normal slack is approximately
35 ~ 60 mm. If the slack exceeds
60 mm, adjust.
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1. Wheel axle nut
2. Chain adjusting plate
3. Rear brake adjusting nut

Drive chain slack adjustment

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a
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b
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1. Loosen the rear brake adjust-
ing nut.
2. Loosen the wheel axle nut.
3. To tighten the chain, turn the
chain adjusting plates in direc-
tion a. To loosen the chain,
turn the chain adjusting plates
in direction b and push the
wheel forward. Turn
chain adjusting plate to exactly
the same position to maintain
correct axle alignment.
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each