Lo/Rear Wheel; Removing The Rear Wheel; Installing The Rear Wheel - KTM 450 SX-F EU Repair Manual

1 O/REAR WHEEL
RemDYinlllle rear wheel
Warning
Preliminary work
- Raise the motorcycle with the lift stand.
(r
p. 9)
Main work
- Press the brake caliper by hand on to the brake disc in order to press back the
brake piston.
• Info
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Make sure when pushing back the brake piston that you do not press the
brake caliper against the spokes.
- Remove nut
87
- Remove chain adjuster . Withdraw wheel spindle only enough to allow the rear
wheel to be pushed forward.
- Push the rear wheel forward as far as possible. Remove the chain from the rear
sprocket.
- Holding the rear wheel, withdraw the wheel spindle. Take the rear wheel out of the
swingarm.
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Do not operate the foot brake when the rear wheel is removed.
Always lay the wheel down in such a way that the brake disc is not dam-
aged.
- Remove spacers
Danger 01 accidents Reduced braking efficiency due to oil or grease on the brake discs.
- Always keep the brake discs free
of
oil and grease, and clean them with brake cleaner when necessary.
Main work
- Check the wheel bearing for damage and wear.
• If the wheel bearing is damaged or worn:
- Change the wheel bearing.
- Clean and grease shaft seal rings and bearing surface of the spacers.
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Long-life grease
( r
p. 226)
- I nsert the spacers.
- Lift the rear wheel into the swingarm, position it, and insert wheel spindle
- Attach the chain.