BMW R 1150 RT Repair Manual page 326

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Attention:
Use cloths to protect the windscreen and painted
components from damage.
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Secure the fairing bracket to workshop crane,
BMW No. 46 5 640.
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Remove left and right oil cooler lines from fairing
bracket.
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Release the fairing bracket from the frame and
pull it slightly forward with the workshop crane.
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Remove the ignition coil.
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Remove fasteners securing struts (3) to frame.
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Attention:
If necessary, mask off the leading link to prevent it
from being scratched.
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Heat left and right nuts on stud (4) to
max. 120 °C (248 °F) and remove.
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Remove stud (4).
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Attention:
Avoid damage to the brake lines.
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Remove frame.
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Installation is the reverse of the removal proce-
dure.
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Tightening torque:
Fork bridge to frame
(clean thread + Loctite 243)........................ 130 Nm
Spring strut to frame .................................... 43 Nm
Spring strut to leading link............................ 50 Nm
Frame to engine ........................................... 82 Nm
Struts to frame ............................................. 58 Nm
Fairing bracket to frame................................ 20 Nm
Fixed tube to fork bridge
(free from oil and grease).............................. 45 Nm
Handlebars to fork bridge............................. 21 Nm
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