Rear Wheel - Yamaha FZ6RD(C) Owner's Manual

6. Push down hard on the handlebar
several times to check for proper
fork operation.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT

Rear wheel

To remove the rear wheel
WARNING
To avoid injury, securely support the
vehicle so there is no danger of it
falling over.
1. Loosen the locknut and drive chain
slack adjusting nut on each side of
the swingarm.
2. Loosen the axle nut.
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1. Axle nut
2. Drive chain slack adjusting nut
3. Locknut
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3. Lift the rear wheel off the ground
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according to the procedure on
page 7-40.
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4. Remove the axle nut.
5. Push the wheel forward, and then
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remove the drive chain from the
rear sprocket.
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TIP
● If the drive chain is difficult to re-
move, remove the wheel axle first,
and then lift the wheel upward
enough to remove the drive chain
from the rear sprocket.
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The drive chain does not need to
be disassembled in order to re-
move and install the rear wheel.
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