Yamaha YFZ450S Offroad Vehicle User Manual


 
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Drive chain slack adjustment
1. Loosen the rear wheel hub upper and
lower nuts.
1. Upper wheel hub nut 2. Lower wheel hub nut
2. Loosen the locknuts on each side of the
swingarm. To tighten the drive chain, turn
the adjusting bolts in direction
a
. To
loosen the drive chain, turn the adjusting
bolts in direction
b
and push the wheels
forward. Turn each adjusting bolt exactly
the same amount to maintain correct axle
alignment.
NOTE:
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There are alignment marks on each side of
the swingarm and on the hub. Use them to
check for proper wheel axle alignment.
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1. Adjusting bolt (× 2) 2. Locknut (× 2)
3. Alignment marks
3. After adjusting, tighten the locknuts and
the wheel hub nuts to the specified
torques.
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