Dismounting And Mounting The Front Wheel; Dismounting And Mounting The Rear Wheel - KTM 625 SXC 2003 Owner's Manual

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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 both clamp screws
nuts 2 before loosening the clamp screws
Hold the front wheel and withdraw the wheel spindle
2
Note: The wheel spindle can be withdrawn more easily by turning it
moderately with a 6 mm ALLAN/IMBUS key while pulling.
Carefully remove the front wheel from the fork.
– D
O NOT OPERATE THE HAND BRAKE WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN DISMOUNTED
– A
LWAYS PLACE THE WHEEL ON THE GROUND WITH THE BRAKE DISC POINTING
UPWARDS
To install the front wheel, lift it into the fork, position and mount the axle
shaft. Mount the collar nut
fork leg axle passage to prevent the axle shaft from turning and tighten the
collar nut to 40 Nm (30ft.lb).
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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(7 ft. lbs).
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F YOU DON
HAVE THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
POSSIBLE
MOTORCYCLE
– A
FTER MOUNTING THE FRONT WHEEL
PRESSURE POINT RETURNS
– I
T IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND FATTY MATTERS
EITHERWISE THE BRAKING EFFECTS WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED

Dismounting and mounting the rear wheel

Park the motorcycle on the center stand. The rear wheel must not touch the
ground.
Loosen the collar nut
and pull out the wheel spindle
caliper support is still held. Push the rear wheel as far forward as possible,
take the chain from the rear sprocket and carefully take the rear wheel out
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of the swingarm.
– D
O NOT OPERATE THE REAR BRAKE WHEN THE REAR WHEEL HAS BEEN DISMOUNTED
– A
LWAYS PLACE THE WHEEL ON THE GROUND WITH THE BRAKE DISC POINTING
UPWARDS
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F THE AXLE IS DISMOUNTED
COLLAR NUT THOROUGHLY AND APPLY A NEW COAT OF GREASE
G
REASE
The rear wheel is remounted in reverse order. Before tightening the collar
nut to 80 Nm (60 ft.lb), push the rear wheel forwards so that the chain
tensioners lie on the tension screws.
– I
F YOU DON
HAVE THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
POSSIBLE
MOTORCYCLE
– A
FTER MOUNTING THE REAR WHEEL
PRESSURE POINT RETURNS
– I
T IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND FATTY MATTERS
EITHERWISE THE BRAKING EFFECTS WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED
1 on the left fork leg. Then loosen the collar
CAUTION
!
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THERWISE THE BRAKE DISC MAY BE DAMAGED
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, tighten the clamping screws
WARNING
'
T HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND
. A
LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR
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KEEP OPERATING THE HAND BRAKE UNTIL THE
.
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, remove chain tensioner
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until the rear wheel is free but the brake
CAUTION
!
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THERWISE THE BRAKE DISC MAY BE DAMAGED
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CLEAN THE THREAD OF THE WHEEL SPINDLE AND
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TO PREVENT THE THREAD FROM JAMMING
WARNING
'
T HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND
. A
LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR
.
,
KEEP OPERATING THE REAR BRAKE UNTIL THE
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1 on the right fork leg.
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on the right
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MAKE SURE YOU
KTM
DEALER AS SOON AS
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, hold the rear wheel
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MAKE SURE YOU
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