KTM 1998 400 R, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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Dismounting and mounting the front wheel
To remove the front wheel, jack the motorcycle up by the frame so that
the front wheel no longer touches the ground. Loosen the collar screw
1
,
and the 4 clamp screws
2
on the fork leg axle passage. Screw off the
speedometer drive cable from speedometer drive. Hold the front wheel,
pull out the axle
3
remove front wheel carefully from the fork and take
speedometer drive
4
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 the shaft seal ring
5
and running
surface
6
at the speedometer drive.
When mounting the front wheel, insert speedometer drive into the hub,
and introduce brake disk into brake caliper. Let tongue
7
of the retaining
bracket be in contact with the flat area of the fork leg axle passage and
mount axle without forcing it on. Fasten speedometer drive cable. Mount
the collar screw and tighten with 40 Nm (30 ft.lbs). Take the motorcycle
off the stand and bounce the fork hard a few times to align the fork tubes.
Then screw clamping screws
2
tight to 7 Nm (5 ft.lbs).
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 POSSI
-
BLE
. A
LOOSE WHEEL SPINDLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF
YOUR MOTORCYCLE
.
– A
FTER MOUNTING THE REAR WHEEL
,
KEEP OPERATING THE FOOTBRAKE UNTIL THE
PRESSURE POINT RETURNS
.
– I
T IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND GREASE
,
OTHERWISE THE BRAKING EFFECT WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED
.
Dismounting and mounting the rear wheel*
Jack the motorcycle up by frame so that the rear wheel no longer touches
the ground. Loosen the collar nut
8 , hold the rear wheel and pull out the
wheel spindle 9 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 rear sprocket 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
.
– 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
.
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
tensioners lie on the tension screws.
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 POSSI
-
BLE
. A
LOOSE WHEEL SPINDLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF
YOUR MOTORCYCLE
.
– A
FTER MOUNTING THE REAR WHEEL
,
KEEP OPERATING THE FOOTBRAKE UNTIL THE
PRESSURE POINT RETURNS
.
– I
T IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND GREASE
,
OTHERWISE THE BRAKING EFFECT WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED
.
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