Removing The Rear Wheel - KTM 300 EXC Owner's Manual

14 WHEELS, TIRES
14.3

Removing the rear wheel

(Six Days)
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Align the brake disc guard so that gaps
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Mount and tighten screw
Guideline
Screw, front wheel spindle
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Operate the hand brake lever several times until the brake linings are lying correctly
against the brake disc.
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Remove the motorcycle from the lift stand. (
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Pull the front wheel brake and push down hard on the fork several times to align
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the fork legs.
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Tighten screws
Guideline
Screw, fork stub
Preparatory work
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Raise the motorcycle with the lift stand. (
Main work
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Press the brake caliper onto the brake disc by hand in order to push back the brake
piston.
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Make sure when pushing back the brake piston that you do not press the
brake caliper against the spokes.
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Remove nut
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Remove chain adjuster
rear wheel to be pushed forward.
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Push the rear wheel forward as far as possible. Remove the chain from the rear
sprocket.
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Protect the components against damage by covering them.
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Holding the rear wheel, withdraw the wheel spindle. Take the rear wheel out of the
swingarm.
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Do not operate the foot brake when the rear wheel is removed.
Always lay the wheel down in such a way that the brake disc is not dam-
aged.
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Remove spacers
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. Withdraw wheel spindle
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and are the same size.
M20x1.5 35 Nm
(25.8 lbf ft)
p. 52)
M8 15 Nm
(11.1 lbf ft)
p. 52)
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only enough to allow the
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