Dismounting/Mounting The Front Wheel - KTM 2003 950 Adventure Repair Manual

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Dismounting/mounting the front wheel

950/990 Adventure:
– Jack up the motorcycle with the center stand (use 600.03.022.000
if not available), unscrew the left bump rubber and block the center
stand with the lock 600.29.055.000.
– Put a weight on the rear end of the vehicle to lift the front wheel off
the ground.
950 Supermoto/990 Super Duke:
– Remove the footrests and jack up the motorcycle on a mounting
rack 625.29.055.000, put a load on the back of the vehicle to lift
the front wheel off the ground; you can also use a suitable
commercial front wheel jack (see Owner's Manual).
– Remove the two screws
disk towards the back.
– Remove the collar screw
fork leg axle passages.
– Hold the front wheel and pull out the wheel spindle. Slightly turn
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one of the brake calipers towards the outside (950 Adventure) and
take the front wheel out of the fork.
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– Remove both distance bushings
– Do not actuate the hand brake if the front wheel is dismounted.
– To avoid damage, make sure the brake disks do not have contact.
– Mount both distance bushings.
NOTE: install the distance bushing with collar
– Lift the front wheel in the fork (pay attention to the rolling direction
), slightly turn one brake caliper towards the outside and slide the
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tire between the brake calipers. Insert the brake disks in the brake
calipers (950/990 Adventure) and mount the wheel spindle. Mount
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the brake calipers, apply Loctite 243 to the screws and tighten to 25
Nm (M8) or 45 Nm (M10x1,25).
– Mount the collar screw
screws
travel) to prevent the wheel spindle from turning and tighten the
collar nut to 60 Nm.
– Loosen the clamp screws on the right fork leg axle passage, take the
motorcycle off the stand, actuate the front wheel brake and
vigorously compress the fork a few times to align the fork legs.
– Then tighten the clamp screws on both fork leg axle passages to 15 Nm.
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LWAYS ACTUATE THE HAND BRAKE AFTER MOUNTING THE FRONT WHEEL UNTIL
YOU FEEL THE PRESSURE POINT
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EEP THE BRAKE DISKS FREE OF OIL AND GREASE OTHERWISE THE BRAKING
ACTION WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
– Finish assembling the motorcycle.
and pull the brake caliper off the brake
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and loosen the clamp screws
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and slightly tighten, tighten the clamp
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on the right fork leg axle passage (in the direction of
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on both
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from the shaft seal rings .
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on the left.
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