2015 Kawasaki NINJA 300 ABS Owners Manual - Page 114

2015 Kawasaki NINJA 300 ABS Manual

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MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT 113 WARNING Misalignment of the wheel will result in abnormal wear, and may result in an unsafe riding condition. Align the rear wheel using the marks on the swingarm or measuring the distance between the center of the axle and swingarm pivot. A. Marks B. Notch C. Indicator D. Adjusting Nut E. Locknut both chain adjuster locknuts. • Tighten Tighten • torque. the axle nut to the specified Tightening Torque ○Wheel NOTE Axle Nut: 98 N·m (10 kgf·m, 72 ft·lb) alignment can also be checked using the straightedge or string method. ○If a torque wrench is not available, this item should be serviced by an authorized Kawasaki dealer. NOTE

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MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
113
A. Marks
B. Notch
C. Indicator
D. Adjusting Nut
E. Locknut
NOTE
Wheel
alignment
can
also
be
checked using the straightedge or
string method.
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.
Tighten the axle nut to the specified
torque.
Tightening Torque
Axle Nut: 98 N·m (10 kgf·m, 72 ft·lb)
NOTE
If a torque wrench is not available,
this item should be serviced by an
authorized Kawasaki dealer.