Removing The Rear Wheel; Installing The Rear Wheel - KTM 250 EXC-F EU 2010 Owner's Manual

MAINTENANCE WORK ON CHASSIS AND ENGINE

Removing the rear wheel

13.68

Installing the rear wheel

13.69
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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Jack up the motorcycle. (
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Press the brake caliper by hand on to the brake disc in order to press 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.
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Remove spacers
400260-11
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Clean and grease shaft seal rings
Long-life grease (
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Insert the spacers.
400260-10
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Lift the rear wheel into the swing arm, position it, and insert the wheel spindle
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Put the chain on.
400259-10
p. 40)
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. Withdraw wheel spindle
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and bearing surface
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p. 117)
only enough to allow the rear
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of the spacers.
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71
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