Honda cb650 - Drive Chain Adjustment

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Adjustmenl:
NOTEI
+
If drive
chain slack
is excesive when
rhe rear
axle
is moved
to the furthest
limit of
adjustment,
the
drive chain
is
worn
and must
be repiaced
3. Tighlen lhe
rear
axle
nut and secure
the nut
with
new
cotter
pin
'
Red axle
nut
torque:
8.0-10.0
ks'm
(58
72 ft-lb)
4. Tighten the
lock
tuts.
5. check
drive chain
dack.
6. Brake
pedal
lree
plav
is alfected
when
reposboning
the
rear
wheel
to ctliusl
dnve .harn sla.k.
Check
free
plav
and
adjust
as n€cessary
(Paee
57).
*
me d/fie
chain
on
thn
mototclcle
I
equipped with
sndll
Orines betweeh
the link
pl.tes-
mese
O'rings
retain
gease
inside the
chain to
imprcre its
setvice
life-
Howetel, lpeciat
precau'
tion must
be taken
when ddiusting,
lubncdting,
washing
and repla.ing
the
*
lleays
replace
use.1 cottet
pins
wtth
6',r
If
the drive
chai! requires adjuslnenl,
lhe
procedue
is as follows:
l. Remove
fte cotter
pin
(2)
and
loosen
ihe rear axle
nu1(3).
2.
Loosen the
lock nuts
{6)
ald lurn
the
adjustlng
bolts
(7)
on both lhe
nshr
and
left chain adjustem to
increase or
defease chain slack.
Alicn the
chain
adjuster
index mrl(s
(4)
wiih cones
ponding
sqle
(5)
graduations
on
botn
sides
of ihe swinearm.