Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual: Shift Pedal Installation

• Install the rubber damper to the shift pedal.

Turn the chamfered side to inside.

• Assemble: Shift Lever [A] and Locknut [B] (Left-hand Thread) Shift Pedal [C] and Locknut [D] Tie-Rod [E]

Turn the grooved end [F] of the tie-rod to the shift lever.

• Apply grease to the sliding surface [A] on the shift pedal mounting bolt [B].
• Apply a non-permanent locking agent to the thread of the shift pedal mounting bolt.
• Install: Washer [C] (Inside Diameter: 8.2 mm, 0.32 in.) Shift Pedal Assembly Washer [D] (Frame No. JKAZXCJ1CA011772 Outside
  Diameter: 16 mm, 0.63 in.) Washer [E] (Frame No. JKAZXCJ1CA011772 Inside
  Diameter: 18.3 mm, 0.72 in.)

• Tighten: Torque - Shift Pedal Mounting Bolt: 25 N·m (2.5 kgf·m, 18 ft·lb)
• When installing the rubber damper [F], install it so that the chamfered side [G] faces inward.
• Align the punch mark on the shift shaft with the slit [A] of the shift lever.
• Tighten the shift lever bolt.
• After installation, the shift pedal lower surface [B] aligns with the tie-rod lower surface [C].

If the pedal position is different, adjust it as follows.

• To adjust the pedal position, loosen the front locknut (left -hand threads) and rear locknut, and then turn the tie-rod.
• Tighten the locknuts securely.