2008 Yamaha Motorsports RS Venture GT Owners Manual - Page 68

2008 Yamaha Motorsports RS Venture GT Manual

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Periodic maintenance 5. Adjust the drive track deflection to specification. Drive track deflection Left adjusting nut Right adjusting nut ECS00591 ECS00350 CAUTION: Ride on fresh snow frequently. Operating on ice or hard-packed snow will rapidly wear the slide runners. ESU12190 More than specified Turn in Turn in Less than specified Turn out Turn out Lubrication Lubricate the following points with the specified grease. EWS00510 CAUTION: The right and left adjusting nuts should be turned an equal amount. 6. Recheck alignment and deflection. If necessary, repeat steps 3 to 5 until the proper adjustment is achieved. Tighten the rear axle nut. Rear axle nut tightening torque: 75 Nm (7.5 m·kgf, 54 ft·lb) WARNING G 7. G Apply a dab of grease onto the cable end only. Do not grease the throttle cable because it could become frozen, which could cause loss of control. Be sure to have a Yamaha dealer lubricate the front and rear suspensions. Lubricant: Low-temperature grease Slide runners Check the slide runners for wear and damage. If the slide runners reach the wear limit, they should be replaced. 1. Throttle cable end 1. Slide runner 2. Wear limit height Slide runner wear limit height: 10.5 mm (0.41 in) 62

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Periodic maintenance
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5.
Adjust the drive track deflection to speci-
fication.
CAUTION:
ECS00591
The right and left adjusting nuts should be
turned an equal amount.
6.
Recheck alignment and deflection. If nec-
essary, repeat steps 3 to 5 until the prop-
er adjustment is achieved.
7.
Tighten the rear axle nut.
Slide runners
Check the slide runners for wear and dam-
age.
If the slide runners reach the wear limit, they
should be replaced.
CAUTION:
ECS00350
Ride on fresh snow frequently. Operating
on ice or hard-packed snow will rapidly
wear the slide runners.
ESU12190
Lubrication
Lubricate the following points with the speci-
fied grease.
WARNING
EWS00510
Apply a dab of grease onto the cable end
only. Do not grease the throttle cable be-
cause it could become frozen, which
could cause loss of control.
Be sure to have a Yamaha dealer lubri-
cate the front and rear suspensions.
Drive track
deflection
More than
specified
Less than
specified
Left adjusting
nut
Turn in
Turn out
Right adjust-
ing nut
Turn in
Turn out
Rear axle nut tightening torque:
75 Nm (7.5 m·kgf, 54 ft·lb)
1.
Slide runner
2.
Wear limit height
Slide runner wear limit height:
10.5 mm (0.41 in)
Lubricant:
Low-temperature grease
1.
Throttle cable end