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Removing and installing the front wheel
– Jack the motorcycle up by the frame so that the front wheel is suspen-
ded above the ground.
– Undo the hexagon nut
1 and remove it together with the washer.
– Hold the front wheel and pull out the wheel spindle
2.
– Carefully take the front wheel out of the fork.
!
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.
– Lift the front wheel into the fork and correctly position it.
– Mount the wheel spindle
2.
– Mount the washer and the hexagon nut
1 and tighten (50 Nm/37 ft.lb).
– Put the motorcycle back on the ground and operate the front wheel
brake until the working point is reached.
WARNING
–I
F 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 POSSIBLE. A
LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE.
–A
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.
–TIGHTEN THE HEXAGON NUT WITH THE REQUIRED TORQUE
. A LOOSE WHEEL SPIND-
LE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE BEHAVIOR OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE.
Removing and installing the rear wheel
– Jack the motorcycle up by the frame.
– Remove the hexagon nut
3 of the wheel spindle together with the was-
her
4 and remove the chain adjuster 5.
– Hold the rear wheel and pull out the wheel spindle.
– Turn the rear wheel forwards and take the chain off the rear sprocket.
– Pull the rear wheel backwards.
– To install the rear wheel reverse the procedure described above.
– Slightly grease the wheel spindle.
– Before tightening the hexagon nut 3 make sure that the chain adjusters 5
are properly resting against the tensioning screws. Additionally, make sure
that the rear wheel is properly aligned with the front wheel.
– Mount the hexagon nut and tighten with 50 Nm (37 ft.lb).
!
CAUTION
!
–
DO 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.
–I
F 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
.
WARNING
–I
F 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 POSSIBLE. A
LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE.
–A
FTER 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 HEXAGON NUT WITH THE REQUIRED TORQUE. A LOOSE WHEEL SPIND-
LE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE BEHAVIOR OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE.
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