Replacing The Steering Head Bearing - KTM 990 Adventure Repair Manual

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Replacing the steering head bearing

– Dismount the fork legs (see page 10-8).
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– Unscrew the brake hose guide from the lower and upper triple clamp
(950/990 Adventure) or unscrew the mask support (990 Super
Duke/R).
– Remove the handlebar clamps
NOTE: Protect the fairing components and tank from being damaged.
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– Loosen the clamp bolt on the steering stem
bolt
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prevent it from sliding out of the steering head.
– Remove the top triple clamp
and the steering stem down and out of the steering head.
– Remove the protective ring
bearing
– Pull the lower steering head bearing
a suitable puller and remove the seal
– Slide on a new seal and a new steering head bearing on the steering
stem with a suitable tube.
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HEN YOU PRESS IN THE BEARING
– Insert
584.29.089.000 into the steering head from below and drive the
outer ring
head.
– Insert
584.29.089.000 into the steering head from above and the drive
the outer ring
steering head.
– Drive the new outer ring on the upper steering head bearing
the steering head using the special tool 584.29.091.000 with the
collet 584.29.089.000.
– Drive the new outer ring on the lower steering head bearing
the steering head using the special tool 584.29.091.000 with the
collet 584.29.089.000.
NOTE: make sure the outer bearing rings do not cant when they are
driven in.
Assembly is in the reverse order as disassembly.
To adjust the play of the steering head bearing, see Chapter 12.
Tighten the clamp bolt on the steering stem and the collar bolts on the
top triple clamp to 20 Nm (990 Super Duke/R 12 Nm!); tighten the
collar bolts on the bottom triple clamp to 15 Nm.
Tighten the collar bolts on the handlebar clamps to 20 Nm.
Secure the AH bolts on the upper brake hose guide with Loctite 243
and tighten to 8 Nm.
To mount the fork legs, see page 10-8.
and lay the handlebar back.
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on the steering stem, holding the bottom triple clamp
and pull the bottom triple clamp
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, seal
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! CAUTION
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MAKE SURE TO PRESS THE INNER RING ONLY
the special tool 584.29.092.000
on the upper steering head bearing out of the steering
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the special tool 584.29.092.000
on the lower steering head bearing out of the
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, remove the blind
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and the upper steering head
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off of the steering stem with
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with the collet
with the collet
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