Yamaha FZ6RD(C) Owner's Manual page 92

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
6. While supporting the brake caliper
and slightly lifting the wheel, pull
the wheel axle out.
1. Brake caliper
2. Wheel axle
TIP
A rubber mallet may be useful to tap the
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wheel axle out.
7. Remove the wheel. NOTICE: Do
not apply the brake after the
wheel has been removed to-
gether with the brake disc, oth-
erwise the brake pads will be
forced shut.
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To install the rear wheel
1. Install the wheel and the brake cal-
iper bracket by inserting the wheel
axle from the right-hand side.
1
TIP
2
●
Make sure that the slot in the brake
caliper bracket is fit over the retain-
er on the swingarm.
●
Make sure that there is enough
space between the brake pads be-
fore installing the wheel.
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2
1. Brake caliper bracket
2. Slot
3. Retainer
2. Install the drive chain onto the rear
sprocket.
3. Install the axle nut.
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4. Lower the rear wheel so that it is
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on the ground, and then put the
sidestand down.
5. Adjust the drive chain slack. (See
page 7-29.)
6. Tighten the axle nut, and then
tighten the locknuts to the speci-
fied torques.
Tightening torques:
Axle nut:
90 Nm (9.0 m·kgf, 65 ft·lbf)
Locknut:
16 Nm (1.6 m·kgf, 12 ft·lbf)
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