Dismounting And Mounting The Front Wheel - KTM 85 SX 2003 Owner's Manual

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Remove the safety device
caliper with a drift towards the chain wheel and remove the brake pads.
Carefully clean the brake caliper with compressed air and check the sleeves
of the guide pins for damage.
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Press both brake shoes into the brake caliper and fix with bolt
the locks
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T IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND FATTY MATTERS
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THERWISE
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FTER ASSEMBLY
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FTER WORKING ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM
BRAKE LEVER OR FOOT BRAKE LEVER
PADS WILL LIE AGAINST THE BRAKE DISK AND THE PRESSURE POINT IS ESTABLISHED

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
Loosen and remove the collar nut
the right side of the fork fist.
Hold the front wheel, pull out the wheel spindle
Carefully remove the front wheel from 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
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OTHERWISE THE BRAKE DISC CAN BE DAMAGED
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 30 Nm (22,14ft.lb).
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
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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 effects would be strongly reduced.
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IGHTEN THE HEXAGON NUT WITH THE REQUIRED TORQUE
SPINDLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE BEHAVIOR OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE
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, knock out the guide pin
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WARNING
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THE BRAKING EFFECT WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED
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CHECK IF CIRCLIPS HAVE BEEN FITTED CORRECTLY
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RESPECTIVELY SO AS TO ENSURE THAT THE BRAKE
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on the left side of the fork fists.
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, loosen the clamping screews
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CAUTION
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, tighten the clamping screws
WARNING
'
T HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND
LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR
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from the brake
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ONE MUST ALWAYS ACTUATE THE HAND
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on the right
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MAKE SURE YOU
KTM
DEALER AS SOON AS POSSI
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LOOSE WHEEL
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