Drive Chain Slack - Yamaha YZF-R6 Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR

Drive chain slack

The drive chain slack should be
checked before each ride and adjusted
if necessary.
To check the drive chain slack
1. Place the motorcycle on a level
surface and hold it in an upright
position.
NOTE:
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When checking and adjusting the drive
chain slack, the motorcycle should be
positioned straight up and there should
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be no weight on it.
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2. Shift the transmission into the neu-
tral position.
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a. Drive chain slack
3. Move the rear wheel by pushing
the motorcycle to locate the tight-
est portion of the drive chain, and
then measure the drive chain
slack as shown.
Drive chain slack:
40–50 mm
4. If the drive chain slack is incorrect,
adjust it as follows.
1. Axle nut
2. Drive chain slack adjusting bolt
3. Locknut
4. Alignment marks
To adjust the drive chain slack
1. Loosen the axle nut and the chain
2. To tighten the drive chain, turn the
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puller locknut on each side of the
swingarm.
adjusting bolt on each side of the
swingarm in direction a. To loos-
en the drive chain, turn the adjust-
ing bolt on each side of the
swingarm in direction b, and then
push the rear wheel forward.
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