Owner's Manual — page 156 of 201

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/\\ WARNING

Misalignment of the wheel will
result in abnormal wear, and may
result in an unsafe riding con-
dition. Align the rear wheel us-
ing the marks on the swingarm
or measuring the distance be-
tween the center of the axle and
swingarm pivot.

@ Tighten both chain adjuster locknuts.
e Tighten the axle nut to the specified
torque.

Tightening Torque

Axle Nut: 110 N-m (11.2 kgf-m, 81.1 ft-lb)

NOTE

Olf a torque wrench is not available,
this item should be serviced by an
authorized Kawasaki dealer.

MA

e Rotate ,
slack agai
and readjust | ,

e Install a new cotter pii ugh the
axle nut and axle, and spread its
ends.

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TK16220822 ¢

A. Cotter Pin

NOTE

O When inserting the cotter pin, if the
slots in the nut do not align with
the cotter pin hole in the axle shaft,