Dismounting And Mounting The Front Wheel - HUSABERG Edition 2004 Owner's Manual

MAINTENANCE WORK ON CHASSIS AND ENGINE
DISMOUNTING AND MOUNTING THE FRONT
WHEEL
To remove the front wheel, jack the motorcycle up on its frame so
that the front wheel no longer touches the ground. Loosen the 2
clamping screws (1) on the left side of the fork fists. Loosen and
remove the collar nut (2), loosen the clamping screws (3) on the
right side of the fork fist. Hold the front wheel, pull out the wheel
spindle (4).
CAUTION: Do not operate the hand brake when the
front wheel has been dismounted.
Make sure the brake disc is always on top when you lay
down the wheel, otherwise the brake disc can be dama-
ged.
Before remounting the front wheel, clean and grease the shaft seal
rings (A) and the bearing surface (B) of the distance bushings and
mount the distance bushings
To install the front wheel, lift it into the fork, position and mount the
axle shaft (4). Mount the collar nut (2), tighten the clamping screws
(3) on the right fork leg axle passage to prevent the axle shaft from
turning and tighten the collar nut to 40 Nm.
Loosen the clamp screws on the right fork leg. Take the motorcycle
down from its stand. Press the front wheel brakes and push down
on the fork a few times vigorously so that the fork legs come into
alignment.
Only after this has been accomplished, tighten the clamp screws on
both fork legs with 10 Nm.
WARNING: If you don't happen to have a torque wrench
at hand, make sure you have the tightening torque cor-
rected by a Husaberg dealer as soon as possible. A loose
axle may lead to an unstable driving behavior of your
motorcycle.
After mounting the front wheel, keep operating the hand
brake until the pressure point returns.
It is very important to keep the brake disk free from oil
and fatty matters, otherwise the braking effect would be
strongly reduced.
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