BMW K 1100 LT Repair Manual page 235

Adjusting steering bearing play
1
•
Fit a piece of adhesive tape (arrow) on the fork
bridge above the setting ring.
•
Mark current position of setting ring (1) on adhe-
sive tape and on setting ring (2).
•
Slide thrust ring (3), BMW No. 31 4 890, over the
locking tube (4).
•
Lock thrust ring with hexagon nut (5) while hold-
ing the locking tube.
•
Using the hexagon nut, turn back the setting ring
a little then tighten to the specified setting
torque.
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1
Setting torque:
Hexagon nut ................................................. 12 Nm
Setting torque for new bearing:
Pretighten hexagon nut to ............................ 25 Nm
Move steering from lock to lock several times,
loosen hexagon nut and retighten ................ 12 Nm
•
Mark new position of setting ring on adhesive
tape.
•
Release hexagon nut and remove thrust ring.
•
Firmly tighten locking tube, tighten hexagon nut.
L
2
Note:
The position of the setting ring must now no longer
be changed!
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Tighten clamping screws.
Install handlebar.
X
Tightening torque:
Locking tube ................................................ 65 Nm
Hexagon nut ................................................ 65 Nm
Clamping screws of fork bridge.................... 15 Nm
Clamping block for handlebar ...................... 22 Nm
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