Removing The Rear Wheel; Installing The Rear Wheel - KTM 150 SX Owner's Manual

WHEELS, TIRES

Removing the rear wheel

13.3

Installing the rear wheel

13.4
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.
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Lift the front wheel into the fork, position it, and insert the wheel spindle.
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Mount and tighten screw
Guideline
Screw, front wheel spindle
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Operate the hand brake lever several times until the brake linings are lying correctly
against on the brake disc.
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Remove the motorcycle from the lift stand. (
B00302-11
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Pull the front wheel brake and push down hard on the fork several times to align
the fork legs.
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Tighten screws
Guideline
Screw, fork stub
x
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Raise the motorcycle with the lift stand. (
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Press the brake caliper onto the brake disc by hand in order to push back the brake
piston.
Info
Make sure when pushing back the brake piston that you do not press the
brake caliper against the spokes.
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Remove nut
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Remove chain adjuster
wheel to be pushed forward.
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Push the rear wheel forward as far as possible. Remove the chain from the rear
sprocket.
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Holding the rear wheel, withdraw the wheel spindle. Take the rear wheel out of the
swingarm.
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-
aged.
B00340-10
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Remove spacers
B00341-10
x
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. Withdraw wheel spindle
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M24x1.5 45 Nm
(33.2 lbf ft)
p. 37)
M8 15 Nm
(11.1 lbf ft)
p. 37)
only enough to allow the rear
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