10/Rear Wheel; Removing Rear Wheel; Installing The Rear Wheel; Checking Chain Dirt - KTM 50 SX 2010 Repair Manual

10/REAR WHEEL

Removing rear wheel

12.1

Installing the rear wheel

12.2
Warning
Danger of accidents Reduced braking efficiency due to oil or grease on the brake discs.
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Always keep the brake discs free of oil and grease, and clean them with brake cleaner when necessary.

Checking chain dirt

12.3
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Jack up the motorcycle. (
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Remove nut
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Remove the washer
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Pull out the wheel spindle
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Remove the chain from the rear sprocket.
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Take the rear wheel out of the swing arm.
Info
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-
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aged.
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Clean and grease wheel spindle
Long-life grease (
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Lift the rear wheel into the swingarm and place the chain on the rear sprocket.
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Insert the wheel spindle
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Position washer
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Check chain tension when installing the rear wheel. (
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Make sure that the chain adjuster supports are fitted correctly on the adjusting
screws.
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Tighten nut
Guideline
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Nut, rear wheel spindle
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Operate the foot brake lever repeatedly until the brake linings lie on the brake disc
and there is a tight spot.
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Remove the motorcycle from the work stand. (
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Check the chain for coarse dirt accumulation.
» If the chain is very dirty:
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Clean the chain. (
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p. 7)
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with the washer
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p. 140)
with the washer
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. Mount nut , but do not tighten it yet.
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p. 50)
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p. 51)
M12x1 40 Nm
(29.5 lbf ft)
p. 7)
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