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KTM 125SX - Checking the Rear Brake Pads; Replacing the Rear Brake Pads; Dismounting and Mounting the Front Wheel

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Checking the rear brake pads
The brake pads can be inspected from the rear. The thickness of the linings
may not be less than 1 mm (0.04 in).
WARNING
AT THEIR MOST WORN POINT BRAKE PAD LININGS SHOULD NOT BE THINNER THAN 1 MM,
OTHERWISE THEY COULD LEAD TO BRAKE FAILURE
. FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY DONT PUT
OFF HAVING YOUR BRAKE PADS CHANGED
.
!
CAUTION
!
I
F THE BRAKE PADS ARE REPLACED TOO LATE SO THAT THE LINING IS PARTLY OR ENTIRELY
WORN
,
THE STEEL COMPONENTS OF THE BRAKE PAD WILL RUB AGAINST THE BRAKE DISC
,
THEREBY IMPARING THE BRAKING EFFECT AND DESTROYING THE BRAKE DISC.
Replacing the rear brake pads *
Press brake caliper 1 in direction of chain wheel for the brake piston to
reach its basic position. Remove safety device 2, knock out the guide pin 3
from the brake caliper with a drift towards the chain wheel and remove
brake pads. Carefully clean the brake caliper with compressed air and check
sleeves of the guide pins for damage.
Slide left brake pad into the brake caliper and fix it with the pin. Slide in the
right brake pad and knock the bolt 3 in as far as it will go. Mount safety
device 2.
WARNING
–I
T IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND FATTY MATTERS.
O
THERWISE,
THE BRAKING EFFECT WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED
.
–A
FTER ASSEMBLY, CHECK IF CIRCLIPS HAVE BEEN FITTED CORRECTLY.
–H
AVING PERFORMED ANY WORK ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM
,
ONE MUST ALWAYS
ACTUATE THE HAND BRAKE LEVER OR FOOT BRAKE LEVER
,
RESPECTIVELY SO AS TO
ENSURE THAT THE BRAKE PADS WILL LIE AGAINST THE BRAKE DISK AND THE PRESSURE
POINT IS ESTABLISHED
.
Dismounting and mounting the front wheel
To remove the front wheel, jack the motorcycle up on its frame so that the
front wheel no longer touches the ground.
Loosen the collar nut
4
.
Loosen the 4 clamping screws 5 on the fork fists.
Hold the front wheel, pull out the wheel spindle 6
NOTE: The wheel spindle can be easily removed if you slightly revolve it
with a ring span-ner (SW 21 mm) or a hexagon socket screw key (6 mm).
Remove front wheel carefully from the fork and take the speedometer
drive
7 off the hub.
NOTE: Models with a digital speedometer have a distance bushing instead
of the speed-ometer drive.
!
CAUTION
!
–D
O NOT OPERATE THE HAND BRAKE WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN DISMOUNTED
.
–MAKE SURE THE BRAKE DISC IS ALWAYS ON TOP WHEN YOU LAY DOWN THE WHEEL,
OTHERWISE THE BRAKE DISC CAN BE DAMAGED.
Prior to mounting the front wheel, clean and grease sealing ring 8 and
running surface
9 at the speedometer drive.
Lift front wheel into fork, and insert speedometer drive or distance sleeve
into hub. Make sure that the driving tabs
bk engage with the slot of the
drive.
Position front wheel and speedometer drive or distance sleeve and mount
wheel spindle.
min.
1 mm
2
7
4
6
5
4
7
8
9
10
1
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