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Replacing The Rear Brake Pads; Dismounting And Mounting The Front Wheel - KTM 625 LC4 SUPERCOMPETITION Owner's Handbook Manual

2002

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Replacing the rear brake pads *

Press brake caliper
reach its basic position. Remove safety device
from the brake caliper with a drift towards the chain wheel and remove
brake pads. Carefully clean the brake caliper with compressed air and check
sleeves of the guide pins for damage.
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Slide left brake pad into the brake caliper and fix it with the pin. Slide in the
right brake pad and knock the bolt in as far as it will go. Mount safety
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device
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T IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND FATTY MATTERS
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THERWISE
– A
FTER ASSEMBLY
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AVING PERFORMED ANY WORK ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM
ACTUATE THE HAND BRAKE LEVER OR FOOT BRAKE LEVER
ENSURE THAT THE BRAKE PADS WILL LIE AGAINST THE BRAKE DISK AND THE PRESSURE
POINT IS ESTABLISHED
Dismounting and mounting the front wheel (625 SC)
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
before loosening the clamp screws
Hold the front wheel and withdraw the wheel spindle
Note: The wheel spindle can be withdrawn more easily by turning it mode-
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rately with a 6 mm 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 (30ft.lb).
Loosen the clamp screws on the right fork leg. Take the motorcycle down
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(7 ft. lbs).
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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
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in direction of chain wheel for the brake piston to
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WARNING
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THE BRAKING EFFECT WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED
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CHECK IF CIRCLIPS HAVE BEEN FITTED CORRECTLY
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on the left fork leg. Then loosen the collar
CAUTION
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THERWISE THE BRAKE DISC MAY BE DAMAGED
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, tighten the clamping screws
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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, knock out the guide pin
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ONE MUST ALWAYS
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RESPECTIVELY SO AS TO
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on the right fork leg.
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on the right
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MAKE SURE YOU
KTM
DEALER AS SOON AS
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