KTM 300 EXC, Repair Manual

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6 FORK, TRIPLE CLAMP
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Turn the fork. Have the entire filling quantity of fork oil available.
Oil capacity per
fork leg 635 ml
(21.47 fl. oz.) Fork oil (SAE 4) (48601166S1)
( p. 268)
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Add some of the fork oil while pulling out and pushing in the piston rod numerous
times.
Guideline
Fork oil quantity 510 ml (17.24 fl. oz.)
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Mount and tighten hydrostop unit
7
.
Guideline
Hydrostop unit M30x1 40 Nm
(29.5 lbf ft)
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Clamp the fork vertically.
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Add the remaining quantity of fork oil.
202090-10
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Pull out the piston rod and push it back in numerous times while pressing it to one
side slightly.
Air bubbles emerge and the cartridge is bled.
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Keep bleeding until no more air bubbles emerge.
The piston rod moves out automatically to the middle of the total stroke
distance.
Info
When fully bled, the correct air chamber length is achieved automatically.
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Position spring.
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Pull the spring down. Mount screw cap
8
.
Info
When assembling, ensure that the screw caps are correctly mounted accord-
ing to the hydrostop needles.
Rebound damping side
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red hydrostop needle, screw cap with mark REB .
Compression damping side
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silver hydrostop needle, screw cap with
mark COMP .
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Pull the spring down. Mount the open end wrench on the hexagonal part.
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Hold the open end wrench. Tighten screw cap
8
.
Guideline
Screw cap on piston rod M8x0.75 18 Nm
(13.3 lbf ft)
Special socket (T14047) ( p. 280)