Removing And Installing The Front Wheel - KTM 60 SX Owner's Handbook Manual

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Removing and installing the front wheel

– Jack the motorcycle up by the frame so that the front wheel is suspen-
ded above the ground.
– Undo the hexagon nut
– Hold the front wheel and pull out the wheel spindle
– Carefully take the front wheel out of the fork.
D
O NOT OPERATE THE HAND BRAKE WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN DISMOUNTED
– Lift the front wheel into the fork and correctly position it.
– Mount the wheel spindle
– Mount the washer and the hexagon nut
– Put the motorcycle back on the ground and operate the front wheel
brake until the working point is reached.
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F YOU DON
THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR 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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Removing and installing the rear wheel
4 – Jack the motorcycle up by the frame.
– Remove the hexagon nut
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her
– Hold the rear wheel and pull out the wheel spindle.
– Turn the rear wheel forwards and take the chain off the rear sprocket.
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– Pull the rear wheel backwards until the brake anchor plate unhooks from
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its support
– Pull the brake anchor plate
wheel.
– To install the rear wheel reverse the procedure described above.
– Keep in mind to hook the brake anchor plate
swing arm (see illustration).
– Slightly grease the wheel spindle.
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– Before tightening the hexagon nut
5 are properly resting against the tensioning screws. Additionally, make
sure that the rear wheel is properly aligned with the front wheel.
– Mount the hexagon nut and tighten with 50 Nm (37 ft.lb).
– I
F YOU DON
THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE
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and remove it together with the washer.
CAUTION
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WARNING
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T HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND
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KEEP OPERATING THE HAND BRAKE UNTIL THE
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of the wheel spindle together with the was-
and remove the chain adjuster
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on the swing arm. Then move the rear wheel downwards.
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out of the brake drum and remove the rear
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WARNING
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T HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND
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and tighten (50 Nm/37 ft.lb).
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MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
KTM
DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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into its support on the
make sure that the chain adjusters
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MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
KTM
DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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