PERIODIC MAINTENANCE 2-19
ADJUSTING
• Place the vehicle on level ground.
• Loosen or tighten both chain adjusters
1
equally until the
chain has 15 – 25 mm (0.6 – 1.0 in) of slack at the middle of
the chain between the engine and rear sprockets as shown.
Drive chain slack:
Standard: 15 – 25 mm (0.6 – 1.0 in)
• After adjusting the drive chain, tighten the rear shock
absorber lower bolt
2
and rear axle housing set bolt
3
to the
specified torque.
" Rear shock absorber lower bolt: 94 N·m
(9.4 kgf-m, 68.0 lb-ft)
Rear axle housing set bolt: 110 N·m
(11.0 kgf-m, 79.0 lb-ft)
• Tighten the adjusting nut
1
.
• Recheck the drive chain slack.
NOTE:
After drive chain adjustment the rear brake.
* Rear brake adjustment ............... 2-20
CLEANING AND LUBRICATING
• Remove the chain case cover
1
.
15 – 25 mm
(0.6 – 1.0 in)