2008 Yamaha Motorsports Apex LTX Owners Manual - Page 64

2008 Yamaha Motorsports Apex LTX Manual

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Periodic maintenance 1. Maximum level mark 2. Minimum level mark 1. Notch 2. Projection Recommended drive chain oil: SAE 75W or 80W API GL-4 Gear oil ECS00530 6. Install the right side cover and the shroud. To adjust the chain tension 1. Remove the shroud and the right side cover. (See page 42 for removal procedures.) 2. Loosen the locknut. 3. Turn the chain tension adjusting bolt clockwise until it is finger tight, and then loosen it 1/4 turn. 4. Hold the chain tension adjusting bolt in place while tightening the locknut. CAUTION: Make sure that no foreign material enters the drive chain housing. 5. Install the dipstick, making sure to align the notch in the dipstick handle with the projection on the drive chain housing. 1. Locknut 2. Chain tension adjusting bolt 5. Install the right side cover and the shroud. ESU12130 Brake and parking brake EWS00440 WARNING G A soft, spongy feeling in the brake lever indicates a failure in the brake system. 58

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Periodic maintenance
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CAUTION:
ECS00530
Make sure that no foreign material enters
the drive chain housing.
5.
Install the dipstick, making sure to align
the notch in the dipstick handle with the
projection on the drive chain housing.
6.
Install the right side cover and the shroud.
To adjust the chain tension
1.
Remove the shroud and the right side
cover. (See page 42 for removal proce-
dures.)
2.
Loosen the locknut.
3.
Turn the chain tension adjusting bolt
clockwise until it is finger tight, and then
loosen it 1/4 turn.
4.
Hold the chain tension adjusting bolt in
place while tightening the locknut.
5.
Install the right side cover and the shroud.
ESU12130
Brake and parking brake
WARNING
EWS00440
A soft, spongy feeling in the brake lever
indicates a failure in the brake system.
1.
Maximum level mark
2.
Minimum level mark
Recommended drive chain oil:
SAE 75W or 80W API GL-4 Gear oil
1. Notch
2. Projection
1. Locknut
2.
Chain tension adjusting bolt