Dismounting And Mounting The Front Wheel (Lc4); Dismounting And Mounting The Front Wheel (Lc4 Supermoto) - KTM 640 LC4 Owner's Manual

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Dismounting and mounting the front wheel (LC4)

To remove the front wheel, jack the motorcycle up on its frame so that the
front wheel no longer touches the ground.
Loosen both clamp screws
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nuts
Hold the front wheel and withdraw the wheel spindle
NOTE: The wheel spindle can be withdrawn more easily by turning it
moderately with a 6 mm (0.24 in) ALLAN/IMBUS key while pulling.
Carefully remove the front wheel from the fork.
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O NOT OPERATE THE HAND BRAKE WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN
DISMOUNTED
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LWAYS PLACE THE WHEEL ON THE GROUND WITH THE BRAKE DISC POINTING
UPWARDS
To install the front wheel, lift it into the fork, position and mount the axle
shaft. Mount the collar nut
fork leg axle passage to prevent the axle shaft from turning and tighten the
collar nut to 40 Nm.
Loosen the clamp screws on the right fork leg. Take the motorcycle down
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from its stand. Press the front wheel brakes and push down on the fork a
few times vigorously so that the fork legs come into alignment.
Only after this has been accomplished, tighten the clamp screws on both
fork legs with 10 Nm.
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F YOU DON
HAVE THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
POSSIBLE
MOTORCYCLE
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FTER MOUNTING THE FRONT WHEEL
PRESSURE POINT RETURNS
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T IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND FATTY MATTERS
EITHERWISE THE BRAKING EFFECTS WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED

Dismounting and mounting the front wheel (LC4 Supermoto)

The front wheel of the Supermoto is essentially removed in the same
manner as the front wheel of the LC4. However, the brake caliper has first
to be removed. To remove the front brake caliper, remove both screws
and pull the caliper backwards from the brake disc.
After mounting the front wheel, slide the brake caliper to the brake disc.
Remove the grease from the threads of both screws
243. Tighten the screws with 40 Nm.
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HE SCREWS
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on the left fork leg. Then loosen the collar
before loosening the clamp screws
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CAUTION
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THERWISE THE BRAKE DISC MAY BE DAMAGED
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WARNING
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T HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND
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LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR
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KEEP OPERATING THE HAND BRAKE UNTIL THE
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WARNING
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MUST BE SECURED WITH OCTITE
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on the right fork leg.
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2 on the right
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MAKE SURE YOU
KTM
DEALER AS SOON AS
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and apply Loctite
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