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Y is the right side axle adjuster behind the axle? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
Maybe I'm crazy, but it doesn't seem to make sense to me that the right side axle adjuster pushes the axle FORWARD. Is there some reason for this that I'm missing? Shouldn't both sdjusters be in front of the axle, pushing it back?
 
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Re:Y is the right side axle adjuster behind the axle? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
ya got to look at it a little closer, the right side pulls it back. I'm guessing they did it that way so as to confuse us...
 
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Re:Y is the right side axle adjuster behind the axle? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
How does it pull it back? I changed my rear tire a few weeks ago, and when I put the wheel back on I changed the bolt over to the front side as it should be. Unless the previous owner did something different or I'm missing something obvious, that bolt on the rear was pushing on the axle, forward.
 
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Re:Y is the right side axle adjuster behind the axle? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
This may show better how it is supposed to be:

The bracket where the adjuster bolt threads into slides over the axle, and the adjuster bolt pushes on the back of the swingarm, pushing the wheel back when you thread the bolt in.
 
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Re:Y is the right side axle adjuster behind the axle? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
it pulls it back - if you look closer its a bracket that the axle slides thru
 
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Re:Y is the right side axle adjuster behind the axle? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
Duh, now I see. I knew I had to be missing something obvious. Now can anyone tell me the length, diameter, and thread count of that bolt? I'll need to pick up another one since I chopped mine down to fit on the front side of the axle!
 
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Re:Y is the right side axle adjuster behind the axle? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
Anything wrong with cutting that clunky bracket off the backside and just using the bolt on the front side like I have it now?
 
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Re:Y is the right side axle adjuster behind the axle? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
its just comes off, no need to cut. surprised it didn't fall off when you did your tire swap?
 
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Re:Y is the right side axle adjuster behind the axle? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
I don't see why it wouldn't work. I think Doc has his like that.
 
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Re:Y is the right side axle adjuster behind the axle? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
I think it was done this way from Yamaha so you could adjust the rear without the exhaust getting int the way.

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