Cleaning The Dust Boots; Checking The Swing Arm Support; Checking/Adjusting The Steering Head Bearing; Checking All Chassis Bolts For Force Fit - KTM 2003 950 Adventure Repair Manual

LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE WORK - CHASSIS

Cleaning the dust boots

– See Owner's Manual
Bleeding the fork legs
– See Owner's Manual

Checking the swing arm support

– Try to move the rear wheel to each side in an unloaded condition.
NOTE:
– If you feel any clearance, check whether the swing arm support is
– See Chapter 10 to replace the swing arm support or the wheel

Checking/adjusting the steering head bearing

– Try to move the fork back and forth in an unloaded condition.
– If you feel any clearance, loosen the 5 clamp bolts on the top triple
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NOTE: do not tighten the blind nut since you may damage the bearing.
– Gently tap on the top triple clamp with a plastic hammer to relieve

Checking all chassis bolts for force fit

NOTE: check the bolts listed below with a torque wrench. If a bolt
secured with Loctite 243 is not tightened to the specified torque (if it
can easily be screwed in further), remove the bolt, clean, secure with
Loctite 243 and tighten to the correct torque.
You should not feel any clearance
worn or the wheel bearing is defective.
bearing.
clamp and turn in the blind nut
any distortion and tighten the 5 clamp bolts (tigtening torques see
technical data).
until no clearance is left.
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