Adjusting The Clutch Lever Free Play; Adjusting The Brake Lever Free Play - Yamaha Road Star XV16ARC Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
1. Locknut
2. Clutch lever free play adjusting bolt
c. Clutch lever free play
Adjusting the clutch lever free
play
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The clutch lever free play should mea-
sure 0.4–0.6 in (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 di-
rection a. To decrease the clutch
lever free play, turn the adjusting
bolt in direction b.
1. Clutch lever free play adjusting nut
2. Locknut
3. If the specified clutch lever free
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play could be obtained as de-
scribed 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 loos-
en the clutch cable.
5. Loosen the
crankcase.
6. To increase the clutch lever free
play, turn the adjusting nut in di-
rection a. To decrease the clutch
lever free play, turn the adjusting
nut in direction b.
7. Tighten the locknut at the clutch
lever and the crankcase.
1. Locknut
2. Brake lever free play adjusting bolt
c. Brake lever free play
Adjusting the brake lever free
play
The brake lever free play should mea-
sure 0.08–0.2 in (2–5 mm) as shown.
Periodically check the brake lever free
play and, if necessary, adjust it as
follows.
locknut at the
1. Loosen the locknut at the brake
2. To increase the brake lever free
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lever.
play, turn the adjusting bolt in di-
rection a. To decrease the brake
lever free play, turn the adjusting
bolt in direction b.
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