KTM 125 SX 2010, Owner'S Manual

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Using the filling adapters
Filling adapter A
– Screw the filling adapter into the filling hole of the damper. The
nose of the filling adapter is able to rotate in relation to the rest of
the filling adapter.
Filling adapter B
– Turn the shell anti clockwise, in relation to the pin, until it hits the
fixed stop. The slot in the shell should be lined up with the slot in
the pin. Now gently shove the adapter into the CC-housing of the
damper. Turn the shell clockwise while holding the top of the pin
until the shell can not be turned further. Check if the filling adapter
is placed securely by pulling the pin, the filling adapter should be
locked in the CC-housing.
Filling adapter C
– Screw the filling adapter into the filling hole of the damper. The
nose of the filling adapter is able to rotate in relation to the rest of
the filling adapter.
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General operation instructions
As is mentioned earlier, the vacuum-filling device enables the user to fill a damper in different manners. A main possibility to fill
a damper is with or without an external tank. This general description will mention both ways. The following descriptions are
discussed only to give a general understanding of the operation of the vacuum-filling device. The procedure may vary on details
when filling a specific damper, for instance certain dampers have to be filled using an external tank, wile others might not need
to be filled in an external tank. Also the filling pressures vary with each type of damper, this concerns the vacuum pressure as
well as the overpressure(most dampers 3 bar). The manual will include a list with the correct filling pressures, configuration and
filling adapters that have to be used. The procedure for filling of a steering damper is different to the filling of other dampers.
Other dampers are filled with overpressure, this is not the case for a steering damper. The general operation instructions for
steering dampers will also be mentioned.
For illustration of the operating procedures we will use the following pressures:
– Overpressure: 3 bar
– Pressure 1st cycle: 4mbar
– Pressure 2nd cycle: 8mbar
! CAUTION !
I
F AT ANY TIME YOU FEEL UNCERTAIN OF THE VACUUM FILLING OF A DAMPER
,
START OVER AGAIN TO ENSURE SAFETY
!