Drive Chain Slack Adjustment - Yamaha Virago XV250P Owner's Manual

a. Drive chain slack
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Drive chain slack adjustment

1. Loosen the rear brake adjuster.
1. Adjuster
2. Remove the cotter pin from the axle nut.
1. Axle nut 2. Cotter pin
4. Adjuster 5. Alignment marks
3. Loosen the axle nut.
4. Loosen the chain adjuster locknut on
each side of the swingarm. To tighten the
chain, turn the chain adjuster on each
side of the swingarm clockwise. To loos-
en the chain, turn each adjuster counter-
clockwise and push the wheel forward.
Turn each adjuster exactly the same
amount to maintain correct axle align-
ment. There are marks on each side of
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3. Locknut