Installing Front Wheel - BMW HP4 Rider's Manual

Force the brake pads 3 slightly
apart by rocking brake caliper 4
back and forth against brake
disc 5.
Carefully pull the brake calipers
back and out until clear of the
brake discs.
Place the motorcycle
on an auxiliary stand;
BMW Motorrad recommends
the BMW Motorrad rear-wheel
stand.
Installing rear-wheel stand
( 152).
Lift the front of the motorcycle
until the front wheel is clear of
the ground, preferably using
a BMW Motorrad front-wheel
stand.
Installing the front-wheel stand
( 150).
The axle clamping screws
on the left side of the
vehicle locate the threaded bush
in the front suspension.
In order to ensure that the
threaded bush remains correctly
aligned, do not slacken or
remove the axle clamping screws
on the left side of the vehicle.
Slacken right axle clamping
screws 1.
Remove quick-release axle 2,
while supporting the wheel.
Roll the front wheel forward to
remove.

Installing front wheel

Possible malfunctions when
ABS and DTC systems in-
tervene if non-standard wheels
are installed.
See the information on the effect
of wheel size on the ABS and
DTC systems at the start of this
chapter.
Threaded fasteners not
tightened to the specified
torque can work loose or their
threads can suffer damage.
Always have the security of the
fasteners checked by a specialist
workshop, preferably an author-
ised BMW Motorrad dealer.
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