Content Source: 2021 600R Owner’s Manual (9931266 Rev 01) > Maintenance Chapter

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Drive Chain Tension Adjustment

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  1. Rotate the driven clutch counterclockwise to move all of the slack in the chain to the tensioner side. Lock the parking brake, or have an assistant hold the brake lever.
  2. Loosen the adjuster bolt jam nut .
  3. Finger tighten the adjuster bolt until it can no longer be adjusted by hand, then back 1/4 turn.
  4. Tighten the jam nut while holding the adjuster bolt. Torque specification.
    TORQUE

    Jam Nut:

    23 ft-lbs (31 Nm)
  5. Release the brake lever lock.

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