Yamaha XT250D Owner's Manual page 76

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
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1. Axle nut
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2. Drive chain adjusting plate
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TIP
The drive chain does not need to be
disassembled in order to remove and
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install the wheel.
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5. Remove the axle nut, washer and
drive chain adjusting plate from the
left-hand side.
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6. While supporting the brake caliper,
pull the wheel axle out together
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with the drive chain adjusting plate
and washer from the right-hand
side.
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1. Drive chain adjusting plate
2. Wheel axle
3. Brake caliper
7. Remove the spacers and wheel by
pulling the wheel to the back.
NOTICE: Do not apply the brake
after the wheel has been re-
moved together with the brake
disc, otherwise the brake pads
will be forced shut.
To install the rear wheel
1. Install the spacers into both sides
of the wheel hub.
2. Install the right side washer, both
drive chain adjusting plates, the
wheel and the brake caliper brack-
et by inserting the wheel axle from
TIP
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1. Retainer
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the right-hand side.
Make sure that the drive chain ad-
justing plates are installed with the
punched sides facing to the out-
side and that the retainer on the
swingarm is inserted into the slot in
the brake caliper bracket.
Make sure that there is enough
space between the brake pads be-
fore installing the wheel.
3. Install the drive chain onto the rear
sprocket, and then adjust the drive
chain slack. (See page 7-24.)
4. Install the left side washer and the
axle nut, and then lower the rear
wheel so that it is on the ground.
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