1986 Yamaha MAXIM Service and Repair Manual

LIT-11616-XJ-72 is the number to write down if you are servicing a 1986 Maxim. Yamaha built that volume around two seasons, 1985 and 1986, and the 1986 machine appears in it under the model code XJ700S.

Checking the code first

Codes are the reliable way to sort these years apart. Find the stamping on your Maxim and confirm it reads XJ700S; with that established, every figure in the book applies to the bike in front of you.

The kind of information included

• Torque specifications for fasteners, stated as values
• Clearances and adjustment settings to measure against
• Removal and refitting order for major assemblies
• Wiring diagrams covering the electrical circuits
• Troubleshooting sequences that start from a symptom

This is the material Yamaha supplied to its own service departments, written for someone with tools in hand rather than for casual reading.