Rear Wheel

A. Removal

1.    Place the motorcycle on the center stand.

2.    Remove the tension bar and the brake rod from the brake shoe plate. The tension bar can be removed by removing the cotter pin and nut from the tension bar bolt. The brake rod can be removed by removing the adjuster.

1. Adjuster           3. Tension bar

2.  Brake rod

3. Remove the axle nut cotter pin and loosen the axle nut.

4. Loosen the adjusting bolt and let the chain puller down as in the photo.

1. Adjusting bolt 2. Chain puller 3. Pinch bolt 4. Rear arm end

5. Remove the pinch bolt and chain puller attachment.

6.    Push the rear wheel forward and remove the drive chain.

7.    The rear wheel can be removed by pulling the wheel axle, backward.

B. Checking brake shoe wear

1. Measure the outside diameter at the brake shoes with slide calipers.

Front brake shoe diameter: 160 mm (6.30 in)

Replacement limit: 156 mm min. (6.14 in)

a. Measuring points

2. Remove any glazed areas from the brake shoes using coarse sand paper.

C.   Brake drum

Oil or scratches on the inner surface or the brake drum will impair braking performance or result in abnormal noises.Remove oil by wiping with a rag soaked in lacquer thinner or solvent. Remove scratches by lightly and evenly polishing with emery cloth.

D.   Brake shoe plate

Remove the camshaft and grease. If the cam face is worn, replace.

NOTE
Before removing the cam lever, put a match mark on the cam lever and camshaft to indicate their positions for easy assembly.

E.   Rear axle inspection

(See Front wheel axle inspection procedure.)

F.   Replacing wheel bearings

Rear wheel bearing replacement is similar to the procedure for the front wheel.

G.   Rear wheel inspection

(See Front wheel. Inspection procedures)

H. Installing rear wheel

1.    Lightly grease lips of rear wheel oil seals.

2.    After installing the rear wheel, make sure the axle nut is properly torqued and a new cotter pin is installed.

CAUTION:
Always use a new cotter pin on the axle nut.

Tightening torque:  Axle nut: 10.5 m-kg (76.0 ft-lb)

3.    Adjust the drive chain.

4.    Adjust the rear brake.