Yamaha XT550J - General Maintenance;Lubrication

GENERAL MAINTENANCE/LUBRICATION
Initial Break-In
Thereafter Every
No. Item Remarks
Type
l,oookm 5,oookm
4,oookm 8,oookm 16,oookm
(600mi)
(3,ooomi) (2,500mi) (5,ooomi)
(10,ooomi)
or 1 month or 7 months
Or 6 months or 12months or 24 months
Warm-up engine
Yamalube 4-cycle
1 Engine oil oil or SAE 20W40 0 0 0
before draining
type SE motor oil
Replace filter
element
and clean
2
Oil filter
down tube strainer
-
0 0
0
at initial 1,000 km
(600mi)
Wet type
filter
Yamalube 2-cycle
3
Air
filter must be washed
0
0 0
and damped with oil
oil or equivalent
Adjust free play.
4
Brake system
Replace shoes if
-
0
0 0
necessary
5
Clutch
Adjust free play
-
0 0 0
Yamaha chain and
6
Drive chain
Apply chain lube
cable lube
or SAE Every 500 km (300 mil
thoroughly
10W30
motor oil
Control
and Apply chain lube
Yamaha chain and
7
meter
cable thoroughly
cable
lube or SAE
0 0 0
10W30 motor oil
8
Rear arm
Apply grease Lithium soap base
0
0
pivot shafts
lightly
grease
Brake
pedal
Yamaha chain and
9
Apply chain lube
cable lube
or SAE 0 0
shaft lightly
1 OW 130 motor oil
Side stand
Yamaha chain and
10
pivots
Apply chain lube
cable lube
or SAE
0
0
and kick
lightly
crank boss
10W30 motor oil
Drain completely;
Yamaha fork
11
Front fork
refill to
oil10wt. or
0
oil
specification
equivalent
Check
bearings
Steering
assembly for
Medium weight
12
bearing and
looseness; moder-
wheel bearing 0
0
Repack
ately repack every
races
16,000 km
grease
(10,ooomi)
Check
bearings
13
Wheel for smooth rota-
0 0
-
bearings tion; replace if
necessary
Check specific
14 Battery
gravity; check
-
0 0
breather pipe for
proper operation
Brakel clutch Yamaha chain and
15 lever pivot
Apply chain lube
cable lube
or SAE
shafts
lightly
10W30
motor oil
2-2