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Installing the front wheel
• Hand-tighten axle clamp
screws
7
on left and right
• Remove front-wheel stand or
support from under the
motorcycle
Before tightening axle bolt
6
,
axle clamp screws
7
and brake
caliper screws
4
the support
must be removed from under
the motorcycle.
• Compress the front forks
firmly several times
• Tighten axle bolt
6
to the
specified tightening torque
(insert a screwdriver through
hole
A
in quick-release axle
8
and prevent it from turning)
• Tighten axle clamp screws
7
on left and right to their spec-
ified torque
Always have the tightening
torques checked by a BMW-
certified workshop,
preferably an authorized BMW
motorcycle retailer.
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Tightening torque:
Axle screw
6
.................. 30 Nm
Axle clamp
screws
7
....................... 22 Nm
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