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The speedometer shaft must be placed as running along the outside of the
fork guard and pas the triple clamp toward the speedometer.
Mount the collar nut
4
, turn the speedometer drive such that the speedo-
meter shaft leads upward parallel to the fork leg (see photo), tighten the
clamping sceews on the right side
6
to prevent the wheel spindle from tur-
ning and tighten the collar nut to 40 Nm (30 ft.lb).
Loosen the clamping screews
6
on the right side,
Take the motorcycle off the stand and bounce the fork hard a few times to
align the fork legs.
Then tighten clamping screws
5
and
6
to a max. torque of 10 Nm (7 ft.lb).
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
.
Dismounting and mounting the rear wheel
Jack the motorcycle up on its frame so that the rear wheel no longer
touches the ground.
Loosen the collar nut
1
, remove chain tensioner
2
, hold the rear wheel
and pull out the wheel spindle
3
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
chain wheel 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
.
– 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
.
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
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 COLLAR NUT WITH THE REQUIRED TORQUE
. A
LOOSE WHEEL SPINDLE
MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE BEHAVIOR OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE
.
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