Rear Wheel - Yamaha XJR1300 Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT

Rear wheel

To remove the rear wheel
WARNING
To avoid injury, securely support the
vehicle so there is no danger of it
falling over.
1. Loosen the axle nut and the brake
caliper bolts.
6
1
1. Axle nut
2. Brake caliper bolt
2. Disconnect the brake torque rod
from the brake caliper bracket by
removing the nut and the bolt.
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1. Brake caliper
2. Brake caliper bracket
3. Brake torque rod
4. Bolt
5. Nut
2
3. Place the motorcycle on the cen-
terstand.
4. Remove the axle nut and the brake
caliper by removing the bolts.
NOTICE: Do not apply the brake
after the brake caliper has been
removed, otherwise the brake
pads will be forced shut.
5. Loosen the locknuts, and then turn
the drive chain slack adjusting bolt
on each side of the swingarm fully
in direction (a).
3
4
5
1. Wheel axle
2. Drive chain slack adjusting bolt
3. Locknut
6. Push the wheel forward, and then
TIP
The drive chain does not need to be
disassembled in order to remove and
install the rear wheel.
7. While supporting the wheel and
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8. Remove the brake caliper bracket
6-36
2 3
(a)
1
remove the drive chain from the
rear sprocket.
the brake caliper bracket, pull the
wheel axle out.
and the wheel.