Adjusting The Clutch Lever Free Play - Yamaha XT500E Owner's Manual

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1. Locknut (clutch lever)
2. Adjusting bolt
c. Free play
Adjusting the clutch lever
free play
Cl u t c h l e ver f r e e pl a y, adj u st i n g
The clutch lever free play should
measure 10–15 mm as shown.
Periodically check the clutch lever
free play and, if necessary, adjust it
as follows.
1. Loosen the locknut at the clutch
lever.
2. To increase the clutch lever free
play, turn the adjusting bolt in
direction a. To decrease the
clutch lever free play, turn the
adjusting bolt in direction b.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
a
b
1. Locknut (crankcase)
2. Adjusting nut
3. If the specified clutch lever free
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play could
described above, tighten the
locknut and skip the rest of the
procedure, otherwise proceed as
follows.
4. Fully turn the adjusting bolt at the
clutch lever in direction a to
loosen the clutch cable.
5. Loosen
crankcase.
6. To increase the clutch lever free
play, turn the adjusting nut in
direction a. To decrease the
clutch lever free play, turn the
adjusting nut in direction b.
b
a
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be obtained as
the locknut at the
6-20
7. Tighten the locknut at the clutch
lever and the crankcase.
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