Dismounting And Mounting The Rear Wheel; Checking The Shock Absorption Rubbers In The Rear Hub - KTM 950 Adventure 2005 Owner's Manual

MAINTENANCE WORK ON CHASSIS AND ENGINE
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max. 5 mm

Dismounting and mounting the rear wheel *

Set the motorcycle on the center stand to keep the rear wheel from touching
the ground.
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Unscrew the collar nut [1], remove the chain tensioner [2], hold on to the
rear wheel while you pull out the axle passage [3]. Push the rear wheel as far
to the front as possible, take the chain off of the rear sprocket and lay it on
the rear sprocket guard. Carefully lift the rear wheel out of the swing arm.
– DO NOT OPERATE THE REAR BRAKE WHEN THE REAR WHEEL HAS BEEN DIS-
MOUNTED.
– ALWAYS PLACE THE WHEEL ON THE GROUND WITH THE BRAKE DISC POINT-
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ING UPWARDS. OTHERWISE THE BRAKE DISC MAY BE DAMAGED.
– IF THE AXLE IS DISMOUNTED, CLEAN THE THREAD OF THE WHEEL SPINDLE
AND COLLAR NUT THOROUGHLY AND APPLY A NEW COAT OF GREASE (MOTOREX
LONG THERM 2000) TO PREVENT THE THREAD FROM JAMMING.
NOTE: Check the damping rubbers in the rear wheel hub when the rear wheel
is dismounted.
Before remounting the rear wheel, clean and grease the bearing surface of
the bushings [4] and the shaft seal ring [5].
The rear wheel is remounted in reverse order. Pay attention to the same
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mounting position of the axle passage and the chain tensioner and make sure
the noses [A] point to the front.
Before tightening the collar nut to 110 Nm, push the rear wheel forwards so
that the chain tensioners lie on the tension screws.
– IF 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 WHEEL SPINDLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIV-
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ING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE.
– AFTER MOUNTING THE REAR WHEEL, KEEP OPERATING THE FOOTBRAKE
UNTIL THE PRESSURE POINT RETURNS.
– IT 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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Checking the shock absorption rubbers in the rear hub *

Adventure models have a damped rear wheel hub. For this purpose, the engine
power is conveyed from the rear sprocket via 6 shock absorption rubbers [6]
to the rear wheel. These 6 absorption rubbers wear with increasing operation
time, and should be checked for wear whenever the rear wheel is dismounted.
For this purpose, lie the rear wheel on a work bench with the rear sprocket
upwards, and put the wheel spindle in the hub. Now hold the rear wheel firmly
and try to turn the rear sprocket. The rear sprocket may not turn more than
maximum 5 mm (0,2 in) measured on the outside. If the play in the chain
wheel is larger, all 6 shock absorption rubbers are to be replaced.
Check the shock absorption rubbers for signs of damage and dirt.
IF THE SHOCK ABSORPTION RUBBERS ARE NOT REPLACED IN GOOD TIME, THE
REAR SPROCKET CARRIER AND THE REAR HUB WILL BE DAMAGED. ALLWAYS
REPLACE ALL 6 ABSORPTION RUBBERS, NEVER SINGLE RUBBERS.
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