BMW R 1200 GS Adventure Rider's Manual page 112

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Lift front of motorcycle with
front wheel stand (363971)
or suitable auxiliary stand
until front wheel rotates
freely. BMW Motorrad rec-
z
ommends the BMW Motor-
rad front wheel stand.
Mount front wheel stand.
Remove axle clamping
screw 7.
Remove quick-release
axle 8, holding wheel as you
do so.
BMW Motorrad offers
an adapter for remov-
ing the quick-release axle.
This adapter can be com-
bined with a commercially
available 22 mm open-end or
ring wrench. The adapter with
the BMW special tool num-
ber 36 3 691 can be obtained
from your authorized BMW
Motorrad retailer.
Place the front wheel in the
front wheel guide on the
ground.
Roll the front wheel forward
to remove.
Remove spacer bushing 9
from front wheel hub.
Installing front wheel
Threaded fasteners not
tightened to the speci-
fied torque can work loose or
their threads can suffer dam-
age.
Always have the tightening
torques checked by a spe-