Drum Brake Maintenance; Removing And Mounting The Front Wheel; Removing And Mounting The Rear Wheel - KTM 50 SX PRO SENIOR LC 2002 Owner's Handbook Manual

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Drum brake maintenance

Drum brake maintenance is limited to occasional blowing out of brake drum
and brake shoes. Brake drum and brake linings can be slightly roughened
with an abrasive tape.

Removing and mounting the front wheel

Jack the motorcycle up by the frame so that the front wheel is suspended
above the ground.
Undo the hexagon nut
Hold the front wheel and pull out the wheel spindle
Carefully take the front wheel out of the fork.
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O NOT OPERATE THE HAND BRAKE WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN DISMOUNTED
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AKE SURE THE BRAKE DISC IS ALWAYS ON TOP WHEN YOU LAY DOWN THE WHEEL
OTHERWISE THE BRAKE DISC CAN BE DAMAGED
Lift the front wheel into the fork and correctly position it.
Mount the wheel spindle
Mount the washer and the hexagon nut
Put the motorcycle back on the ground and operate the front wheel brake
until the working point is reached.
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THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE
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FTER MOUNTING THE FRONT WHEEL
PRESSURE POINT RETURNS
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T IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND FATTY MATTERS
EITHERWISE THE BRAKING EFFECTS WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED

Removing and mounting the rear wheel

Prop up the motorcycle under the frame.
Remove hexagon nut
Hold the rear wheel and remove the wheel spindle.
Move the rear wheel forwards, remove chain, lift the rear wheel out of the
swinging fork and remove the brake anchor.
To mount the wheel reverse the procedure described above.
Always hook the brake backing plate into the swing arm support.
Before tightening the hexagon nut of the wheel spindle, ensure that the
supporting plates
that the rear wheel is aligned with the front wheel.
Tighten the hexagon nut with 30 Nm (22 ft.lb).
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THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE
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and remove it together with the washer.
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on the wheel spindle and disk.
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are resting against the swing arm. Additionally, check
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and tighten (30 Nm/22 ft.lb).
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MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
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