Telescopic Fork Maintenance - KTM 2001 50 MINI ADVENTURE Owner's Handbook Manual

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Telescopic fork maintenance (50 Mini Adventure) *
The telescopic fork must be serviced at least once a year:
– Jack up the motorcycle by the frame to take the weight off the front
wheel.
– Remove the front wheel and the brake cable guide.
– Release the clamp screws
downwards out of the triple clamps.
– Clamp the fork leg into a vise (use protective jaws) and remove the
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plugs .
– Take the preload spacer and the spring out of the fork tube.
– Remove screws
tubes out of the slider tubes.
– Remove the dust scrabbers
– Thoroughly clean all parts and check for wear.
– Grease gaskets and springs and reassemble the telescopic fork.
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– Tighten the screws at the underside of the slider tubes with 30 Nm
(22 ft.lb).
– Insert the fork legs into the triple clamps (the fork tube must be flush
with the top triple clamp) and tighten the clamp screws with 15 Nm
(11 ft.lb).
– Mount the front wheel.
Changing the telescopic fork oil *
(50 SX Junior, 50 JR Adventure, 50 SX Senior, 50 SR Adventure)
– Remove front wheel and fork legs (see above).
– Remove plugs, preload spacers and springs.
– Drain the fork oil into an appropriate container.
– Clean the dust scrabbers.
– Fill the fork tubes with new fork oil (SAE 7.5)
50 SX Junior, 50 JR Adventure:
50 SX Senior, 50 SR Adventure:
– Insert springs and preload spacers into the fork tube.
– Check and grease O-rings and mount the plugs.
– Mount fork legs and front wheel (see above), then mount the cable
guide.
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at the triple clamps and pull the fork legs
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150 ccm per fork tube
160 ccm per fork tube
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