Dismounting And Mounting The Rear Wheel - KTM 125SX Owner's Handbook Manual

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The speedometer shaft must be placed as running along the outside of the
fork guard and pas the triple clamp toward the speedometer.
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Mount collar nut , turn speedometer drive in a way that the flexible spee-
dometer shaft will curve upwards in a slight bow (see pict.) and tighten
collar nut to 40 Nm (30 ft.lb).
Take the motorcycle off the stand and bounce the fork hard a few times to
align the fork legs
Then tighten clamping screws
WARNING
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F YOU DON T HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND
HAVE THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
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BLE LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR
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MOTORCYCLE
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FTER MOUNTING THE FRONT WHEEL
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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

Dismounting and mounting the rear wheel

Jack the motorcycle up on its frame so that the rear wheel no longer tou-
ches the ground.
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Loosen the collar nut , remove chain tensioner
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
chain wheel and carefully take the rear wheel out of the swingarm.
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O NOT OPERATE THE REAR BRAKE WHEN THE REAR 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
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F THE AXLE IS DISMOUNTED
COLLAR NUT THOROUGHLY AND APPLY A NEW COAT OF GREASE TO PREVENT THE
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THREAD FROM JAMMING
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 ten-
sioners lie on the tension screws.
WARNING
– I '
F YOU DON T HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND
HAVE THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
. A
BLE LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR
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MOTORCYCLE
– A
FTER MOUNTING THE REAR WHEEL
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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
– T
IGHTEN THE COLLAR NUT WITH THE REQUIRED TORQUE
MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE BEHAVIOR OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE
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to a max. torque of 10 Nm (7 ft.lbs)
KTM
DEALER AS SOON AS POSSI
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KEEP OPERATING THE HAND BRAKE UNTIL THE
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, hold the rear wheel
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until the rear wheel is free but the brake
CAUTION
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CLEAN THE THREAD OF THE WHEEL SPINDLE AND
KTM
DEALER AS SOON AS POSSI
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KEEP OPERATING THE REAR BRAKE UNTIL THE
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LOOSE WHEEL SPINDLE
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MAKE SURE YOU
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MAKE SURE YOU
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