Replacing Ball Joint; Installing Telescopic Tube Cross Brace With Telescopic Tubes - BMW C1 200 Repair Manual

Replacing ball joint

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31 5 630
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Warning:
Note that high torque has to be applied to loosen
the ball joint fastener!
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Release the ball joint fastener with the 46 mm
(1.8110 in) socket, BMW No. 31 5 630
When installing:
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While installation is basically a reversal of the re-
moval process, careful attention should be di-
rected toward the following:
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Coat ball joint attachment with Optimoly TA and
use 46 mm (1.8110 in)
socket, BMW No. 31 5 630, to tighten to tele-
scopic tube cross brace (1)
Fluids and lubricants:
Optimoly TA
X
Torque specification:
Ball joint to telescopic tube cross brace..... 230 Nm
31.18
Installing telescopic tube cross brace
with telescopic tubes
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While installation is basically a reversal of the re-
moval process, careful attention should be di-
rected toward the following:
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Attention:
Take care not to damage the seals on the telescop-
ing tubes!
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Remove all traces of old thread-locking com-
pound from the threads
Fluids and lubricants:
BMW Telescopic fork oil........0.32 l/telescopic tube
............................. (0.56 Imp pints/telescopic tube)
C1310180
X
Torque specification:
Leading link to telescopic tube cross brace
(+ Loctite 2701) .......................................... 127 Nm
Mount for brake line on telescopic tube
cross brace .................................................... 5 Nm