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KTM 125SX - Dismounting and Mounting the Rear Wheel

KTM 125SX
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The speedometer shaft must be placed as running along the outside of the
fork guard and pas the triple clamp toward the speedometer.
Mount collar nut
5, turn speedometer drive in a way that the flexible spee-
dometer shaft will curve upwards in a slight bow (see pict.) and tighten
collar nut to 40 Nm (30 ft.lb).
Take the motorcycle off the stand and bounce the fork hard a few times to
align the fork legs
Then tighten clamping screws
4 to a max. torque of 10 Nm (7 ft.lbs)
WARNING
–IF YOU DONT HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND, MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
KTM DEALER AS SOON AS POSSI-
BLE. A LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR
MOTORCYCLE
.
–AFTER MOUNTING THE FRONT WHEEL, KEEP OPERATING THE HAND BRAKE UNTIL THE
PRESSURE POINT RETURNS
.
–I
T IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND FATTY MATTERS,
EITHERWISE THE BRAKING EFFECTS WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED
.
Dismounting and mounting the rear wheel
Jack the motorcycle up on its frame so that the rear wheel no longer tou-
ches the ground.
Loosen the collar nut
1, remove chain tensioner 2, hold the rear wheel
and pull out the wheel spindle
3 until the rear wheel is free but the brake
caliper support is still held.
Push the rear wheel as far forward as possible, take the chain from the
chain wheel and carefully take the rear wheel out of the swingarm.
!
CAUTION
!
D
O NOT OPERATE THE REAR BRAKE WHEN THE REAR WHEEL HAS BEEN DISMOUNTED
.
–M
AKE SURE THE BRAKE DISC IS ALWAYS ON TOP WHEN YOU LAY DOWN THE WHEEL,
OTHERWISE THE BRAKE DISC CAN BE DAMAGED.
–IF THE AXLE IS DISMOUNTED
, CLEAN THE THREAD OF THE WHEEL SPINDLE AND
COLLAR NUT THOROUGHLY AND APPLY A NEW COAT OF GREASE TO PREVENT THE
THREAD FROM JAMMING
.
The rear wheel is remounted in reverse order. Before tightening the collar
nut to 80 Nm (60 ft.lb), push the rear wheel forwards so that the chain ten-
sioners lie on the tension screws.
WARNING
–IF YOU DONT HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND, MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
KTM DEALER AS SOON AS POSSI-
BLE. A LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR
MOTORCYCLE
.
–AFTER MOUNTING THE REAR WHEEL, KEEP OPERATING THE REAR BRAKE UNTIL THE
PRESSURE POINT RETURNS
.
–I
T IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND FATTY MATTERS,
EITHERWISE THE BRAKING EFFECTS WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED
.
–T
IGHTEN THE COLLAR NUT WITH THE REQUIRED TORQUE. A LOOSE WHEEL SPINDLE
MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE BEHAVIOR OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE
.
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