BMW R 1150 R Repair Manual page 170

Removing and installing
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clutch slave cylinder
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Remove the seat.
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Remove rear silencer.
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Remove rear brake caliper.
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Remove rear wheel.
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Note:
Place support under rear wheel drive.
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Remove spring strut.
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Drain the clutch operating system.
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Attention:
Do not allow brake fluid to come into contact with
painted parts of the motorcycle as brake fluid de-
stroys paint.
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Remove central electrics box from rear frame.
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Remove the bracket for the brake line from the
rear frame.
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Remove brake fluid reservoir from its holder.
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Loosen the fasteners securing the right and left
footrest plates.
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Remove top screws of footrest plates on left and
right.
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Remove rear-frame fasteners on left and right at
front, but only loosen strut fasteners.
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Carefully lift rear frame approx. 15 mm
(0.5906 in).
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Disconnect the lines from the clutch slave cylin-
der.
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Remove clutch slave cylinder.
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Installation is the reverse of the removal proce-
dure: pay particular attention to the following.
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Use new sealing rings.
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Note:
The frame tube has to be removed so that the clutch
slave cylinder can be tightened to the correct
torque.
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Fill the clutch operating system (
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Tightening torque:
Clutch slave cylinder to gearbox .................... 9 Nm
Frame tube to gearbox
Tightening sequence:
Connecting pipe/gearbox
1. To gearbox and footrest plate, left
(clean thread + Loctite 243)...................... 42 Nm
2. Clamp block, connecting tube to gearbox.. 9 Nm
3. To gearbox and footrest plate, right
(clean thread + Loctite 243)...................... 42 Nm
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See Instructions for changing clutch fluid (
00.54).
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Filling and bleeding clutch
00.54).
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