2005 YAMAHA BRUIN 250 drain bolt

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EBU00032
1-DESCRIPTION AND MACHINE
IDENTIFICATION1. Storage compartment
2. Air filter case
3. Engine oil dipstick
4. Front brake fluid reservoir
5. Brake pedal
6. Clutch adjusting bolt
7. Engine oil filter element
8. Rear brake light switch
9. Headlight
10. Fuel cock
11. Recoil starter
12. Fuses
13. Battery
14. Tail/brake light15. Rear shock absorber
spring preload adjusting
ring
16. Engine oil drain bolt
17. Shift pedal
18. Rear brake lever
19. Handlebar switch
20. Parking brake
21. Horn switch
22. Starter (choke)
23. Drive select lever
24. Main switch
25. Fuel tank cap
26. Throttle lever
27. Front brake leverNOTE:The machine you have purchased may differ
slightly from those shown in the figures of this
manual.
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8-19 1. Engine oil drain bolt 2. O-ring
3. Compression spring 4. Engine oil strainer
1. Boulon de vidange de l’huile moteur
2. Joint torique
3. Ressort de compression
4. Crépine à huile de moteur
1. Perno de drenaje del aceite de motor
2. Junta tórica
3. Muelle de compresión
4. Tamiz de aceite de motor
5. If the engine oil is at or below the minimum
level mark, add sufficient oil of the recom-
mended type to raise it to the correct level.CAUTION:_ Make sure that no foreign material enters the
crankcase. _6. Insert the dipstick into the oil filler hole, and
then tighten the engine oil filler cap.
To change the engine oil (with or without oil fil-
ter element cleaning)
1. Place the ATV on a level surface.
2. Warm up the engine for several minutes, and
then turn it off.
3. Place a container under the engine to collect
the used oil.
4. Remove the engine oil filler cap, and then re-
move the engine oil drain bolt to drain the oil
from the crankcase.
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8-21 1. Footboard 2. Bolt (× 8)
1. Repose-pied 2. Boulon (× 8)
1. Plataforma para los pies 2. Perno (× 8)
1. Adjusting nut (brake rod)
1.Écrou de réglage (tringle de frein)
1. Tuerca de ajuste (barra del freno)
CAUTION:_ When removing the engine oil drain bolt, the
compression spring, oil strainer and O-ring
will fall out. Take care not to lose these parts. _NOTE:_ Skip steps 5–11 if the oil filter element is not being
cleaned. _5. Remove the footboard by removing the bolts.
6. Fully loosen the brake pedal free play adjust-
ing nut, push the brake pedal downward, and
then remove the oil filter element cover bolts.
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10. Install the oil filter element.
11. Install the oil filter element cover by installing
the bolts, and then tightening them to the
specified torque.
12. Install the oil strainer, compression spring,
O-ring and engine oil drain bolt, and then
tighten the engine oil drain bolt to the speci-
fied torque.CAUTION:_ Before installing the engine oil drain bolt, be
sure to install the O-ring, compression spring
and oil strainer. _
Tightening torque:
Oil filter element cover bolt:
10 Nm (1.0 m·kgf)
Tightening torque:
Engine oil drain bolt:
43 Nm (4.3 m·kgf)
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8-33 1. Final gear case cover 2. Bolt (× 2)
1. Couvercle du carter de transmission finale 2. Boulon (× 2)
1. Cubierta del cárter de la transmisión final 2. Perno (× 2)
1. Final gear oil drain bolt
1. Boulon de vidange du carter de transmission finale
1. Perno de drenaje del aceite del cárter de la transmisión final
Replacing the final gear oil
1. Remove the final gear case cover by remov-
ing the bolts.
2. Place the ATV on a level surface.
3. Place a container under the final gear case to
collect the used oil.
4. Remove the oil filler bolt and the drain bolt to
drain the oil.
5. Install the drain bolt, and then tighten it to the
specified torque.
6. Add the recommended final gear oil to the
brim of the filler hole. Tightening torque:
Final gear oil drain bolt:
23 Nm (2.3 m·kgf)
Recommended oil:
SAE 80 API GL-4 Hypoid gear oil
Oil quantity:
0.25 L
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