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a BMW Motorrad front-wheel
stand.
Installing the front-wheel stand
(
104).
The left axle clamping
screw locates the threaded
bush in the front suspension.
In order to ensure that the
threaded bush remains correctly
aligned, do not slacken or
remove the left axle camping
screw.
Slacken right axle clamping
screws
1 .
Remove quick-release axle 2 ,
while supporting the wheel.
Roll the front wheel forward to
remove.
Installing front wheel
Possible malfunctions when
ABS and ASC/DTC sys-
tems intervene if non-standard
wheels are installed.
See the information on the effect
of wheel size on the ABS and
ASC/DTC systems at the start of
this chapter.
Threaded fasteners not
tightened to the specified
torque can work loose or their
threads can suffer damage.
Always have the security of the
fasteners checked by a specialist
workshop, preferably an author-
ised BMW Motorrad dealer.
The front wheel must be
installed right way round to
rotate in the correct direction.
Note the direction-of-rotation ar-
rows on the tyre or the wheel
rim.
Roll the front wheel into posi-
tion between the front forks.
Raise the front wheel, insert
quick-release axle
1 and
tighten to specified torque.
Quick-release axle in
threaded bush
50 Nm
Tighten right axle clamping
screws
2 to the specified tight-
ening torque.
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