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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
A
T 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 DON’T 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 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 ALLWAYS
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 screw
4
– Loosen the 4 clamping screws 5 on the fork fists.
– Hold the front wheel, pull out the wheel spindle
6
NOTICE: the wheel spindle may be pulled out more easily, if you slide an
open-end wrench (17mm) onto the flat portion
A of the wheel spindle.
– Remove front wheel carefully from the fork and take the speedometer
drive
7 off the hub.
!
CAUTION
!
D
O NOT OPERATE THE HAND BRAKE WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN DISMOUNTED.
– Prior to mounting the front wheel, clean and grease sealing ring
8 and
running surface
9 at the speedometer drive.
– To mount the front wheel, lift it into the fork. Insert speedometer drive
into the hub. Make sure that the driving tabs
bk engage with the slots of
the drive.
– Position front wheel and speedometer drive, and mount wheel spindle.
– Mount collar screw
4, turn speedometer drive in a way that the flexible
speedometer shaft will curve upwards in a slight bow and tighten collar
screw 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
5 to a max. torque of 7 Nm (5 ft.lbs)
WARNING
–IF YOU DON’T 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
.
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FTER 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.
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1 mm
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