KTM 450 EXC EU 2013 Repair Manual page 52

6 FORK, TRIPLE CLAMP
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- Pull out the piston rod and push it back in numerous times while pressing it to one
side slightly .
, / Air bubbles emerge and the cartridge is bled.
- Keep bleeding until no more air bubbles emerge.
, / The piston rod moves out automatically to the middle of the total stroke
distance.
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When fully bled, the correct air chamber length is achieved automatically.
- Position spri ng.
- Pull the spring down. Mount screw cap
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When assembling, ensure that the screw caps are correctly mounted accord-
ing to the hydrostop needles.
Rebound damping side - red hydrostop needle, screw cap with mark REB.
Compression damping side - silver hydrostop needle, screw cap with
mark
COMPo
- Pull the spring down. Mount the open end wrench on the hexagonal part.
- Hold the open end wrench. Tighten screw cap
Guideline
Screw cap on piston rod M8xO.75
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Special socket (Tl4047) (-- p. 306)
- Push the outer tube up.
- Clamp the outer tube in the area of the lower triple clamp.
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Clamping stand (Tl403S) (-- p. 306)
- Tighten screw cap
Guideline
Cartridge on outer tube
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Special socket (Tl4047) (-- p. 306)
M51x1.5
- Mount the adjuster. Mount and tighten screw
Guideline
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Screw, adjuster I
M4xO.5
Alternative 1
18 Nm
(13.3 Ibf
ft)
40Nm
(29.5 Ibf ft)
12.5
Nm
~1.84
Ibf
ft)
- Turn the adjuster of compression damping (mark
COMP)
and the adjuster of
rebound damping (mark
REB)
all the way clockwise.