Additional Work; Cleaning And Greasing The Steering Head Bearing And Sealing Elements - KTM 2003 950 Adventure Repair Manual

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LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE WORK – ADDITIONAL WORK
Completely servicing the fork
– Dismounting the fork legs: see Chapter 10
– Maintenance: see WP-documentation
Completely servicing the shock absorber
– Dismounting the shock absorber: see Chapter 10
– Maintenance: see WP-documentation
Cleaning and greasing the steering head bearing and sealing
elements
– Jack up the motorcycle until the front wheel no longer touches the
ground.
– Loosen the 5 clamp bolts on the upper triple clamp and remove the
blind nut on the steering stem.
– Move the upper triple clamp upwards but do not pull the triple
clamp all the way off of the steering stem
wheel and the fork will give you access to the lower steering head
bearing.
– Clean the gasket element
bearing .
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– Lift the front wheel to have access to the upper steering head
bearing. Clean the gasket element, raise the protection ring
grease the upper steering head bearing
– Place the front wheel on the ground, press the upper triple clamp
down, screw the blind nut back in until the bearings have no
clearance.
NOTE: do not tighten the blind nut since you may damage the bearing.
– Gently tap on the upper triple clamp with a plastic hammer to
relieve any distortion and tighten the 5 clamp bolts on the top triple
clamp (tigtening torques see technical data).
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