09/Front Wheel; Removing The Front Wheel; Installing The Front Wheel - KTM 1190 RC8 R EU/UK 2009 Repair Manual

09/FRONT WHEEL

Removing the front wheel

13.1

Installing the front wheel

13.2
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Jack up the motorcycle at the rear. (
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Jack up the motorcycle at the front. (
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Remove the screws
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Press back the brake linings with a light lateral tilting of the brake calipers on the
brake disc. Pull the brake calipers carefully back from the brake discs and hang
them to one side.
Info
Do not pull the hand brake lever when the brake calipers are removed.
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Loosen screws
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Unscrew screw
wheel spindle out of the axle clamp. Remove screw
Warning
Danger of accidents Reduced braking efficiency caused by damaged brake
discs.
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Always lay the wheel down in such a way that the brake discs are not
damaged.
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Holding the front wheel, withdraw the wheel spindle. Take the front wheel out of
the fork.
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Remove spacers
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Clean and grease the shaft seal rings
Long-life grease (
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Insert the wide spacer on the left-hand side
travel).
Info
The arrow
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Insert the narrow spacer on the right-hand side (when viewed in the direction of
travel).
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p. 13)
p. 10)
from both brake calipers.
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and .
 
about six turns and press your hand on the screw to push the

.
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and mating surfaces

p. 438)
indicates the direction of rotation of the front wheel.
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.
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of the spacers.
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(when looking in the direction of
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