Kawasaki Z1000 Motorcycle User Manual


 
11-10 FINAL DRIVE
Sprocket, Coupling
Engine Sprocket Removal
Remove:
Speed S
ensor [A] Connector
Engine Sprocket Cover Bolts [B]
Engine Sprocket Cover [C] with Speed Sensor
Flatten out the bended washer [A].
Remove the engine sprocket nut [B] and washer.
NOTE
When loosening the engine sprocket nut, hold the rear
brake on.
Using the jack, raise t he rear wheel off t he ground.
Special Tool - Jack : 57001–1238
Loosen the drive chain (see Slack Adjustment).
Remove the drive chain from the rear sprocket toward t he
right.
Disengage the drive chain [A] from the engine sprocket
[B].
Pull the engine sprocket off the output shaft [C].
Engine Sprocket Installation
Replace the sprocket washer and axle cotter pin.
Install t he engine sprocket [A] so that “OUTSIDE” letters
[B] face outward.
Apply molybdenum disulfide oil to the threads of the out-
put shaft and the seating surface of the engine sprocket
nut.
After torquing the engine sprocket nut, bend the one side
of the washer over the nut.
NOTE
Tighten the nut while applying the rear brake.
Tighten:
Torque - Engine Sprocket Nut : 127 N· m (13 kgf·m, 94 f t·lb)
Engine Sprocket Cover Bolts : 9.8 N·m (1.0 kgf·m,
87 in·lb)
Adjust the drive chain slack after installing the sprocket
(see Drive Chain Slack Adjustment in the Periodic Main-
tenance chapter).