KTM 950 ADVENTURE 2004 Owner's Manual page 31

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Dismounting and mounting the front wheel *
Jack the motorcycle up at the underride protection until the front wheel no
longer touches the ground.
Loosen the collar screw 1 and the clamp screws
passages. Unscrew the collar screw approx. 8 turns, pressing your hand
against the collar screw to push the axle passage out of the fork leg and
remove the collar screw. Hold the front wheel and pull out the axle
passage. Slightly pull one brake caliper out and take the front wheel off the
fork.
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Take the left and right distance bushing out of the shaft seal rings.
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O NOT OPERATE THE HAND BRAKE WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN DISMOUNTED
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E CAREFUL NOT TO DAMAGE THE BRAKE DISKS WHEN YOU LAY THE FRONT WHEEL
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Before remounting the front wheel, clean and grease the shaft seal rings
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and the bearing surface of the distance bushings and mount the distance
bushings (wide distance bushing in the left shaft seal ring). Slightly push
back the brake pads with a screwdriver. Position the front wheel against the
brake disks according to the direction of travel (see arrow
To mount the front wheel, lift the wheel into the fork, slightly pull one
brake caliper out and push the tire in between the brake calipers. Insert the
brake disks in the brake calipers and mount the axle passage.
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Mount the collar screw and tighten slightly. Tighten the clamp screws
on the right fork leg axle passage (in the direction of travel) tighten to pre-
vent the axle passage from turning and tighten the collar nut to 60 Nm.
Loosen the clamp screws on the right fork leg axle passage, take the
motorcycle off the stand, actuate the front wheel brake and vigorously
compress the fork several times to align the fork legs.
Now you can tighten the clamp screws on both fork leg axle passages to
10 Nm.
WARNING
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F YOU DO NOT HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH TO MOUNT THE WHEEL
QUES CORRECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
LOOSE AXLE PASSAGE CAN CAUSE THE MOTORCYCLE
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BECOME INSTABLE
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FTER MOUNTING THE FRONT WHEEL
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PRESSURE POINT RETURNS
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LWAYS KEEP THE BRAKE DISKS FREE FROM OIL AND GREASE
BRAKING EFFECT WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
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CAUTION
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WORKSHOP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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KEEP OPERATING THE HAND BRAKE UNTIL THE
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