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Checking The Rear Brake Pads; Replacing The Rear Brake Pads; Dismounting And Mounting The Front Wheel - KTM 1998 125sx Owner's Manual

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Checking the rear brake pads

The brake pads can be inspected from the rear. The thickness of the linings may
not be less than 1 mm (0.04 in).
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T THEIR MOST WORN POINT BRAKE PAD LININGS SHOULD NOT BE THINNER THAN
OTHERWISE THEY COULD LEAD TO BRAKE FAILURE
HAVING YOUR BRAKE PADS CHANGED
!
I
F THE BRAKE PADS ARE REPLACED TOO LATE SO THAT THE LINING IS PARTLY OR ENTIRELY
,
WORN
THE STEEL COMPONENTS OF THE BRAKE PAD WILL RUB AGAINST THE BRAKE DISC
REBY IMPARING THE BRAKING EFFECT AND DESTROYING THE BRAKE DISC

Replacing the rear brake pads *

1
Press brake caliper
in direction of chain wheel for the brake piston to reach its
basic position. Remove safety device
caliper with a drift towards the chain wheel and remove brake pads. Carefully
clean the brake caliper with compressed air and check sleeves of the guide pins for
damage.
Slide left brake pad into the brake caliper and fix it with the pin. Slide in the right
brake pad and knock the bolt in as far as it will go. Mount safety device
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T IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND FATTY MATTERS
O
,
THERWISE
THE BRAKING EFFECT WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED
– A
,
FTER ASSEMBLY
CHECK IF CIRCLIPS HAVE BEEN FITTED CORRECTLY
– H
AVING PERFORMED ANY WORK ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM
THE HAND BRAKE LEVER OR FOOT BRAKE LEVER
BRAKE 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.
4
– Loosen the collar screw
– Loosen the 4 clamping screws
– Hold the front wheel, pull out the wheel spindle
NOTICE: the wheel spindle may be pulled out more easily, if you slide an open-
end wrench (17mm) onto the flat portion
– Remove front wheel carefully from the fork and take the speedometer drive
off the hub.
!
D
O NOT OPERATE THE HAND BRAKE WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN DISMOUNTED
– Prior to mounting the front wheel, clean and grease sealing ring
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surface
at the speedometer drive.
– To mount the front wheel, lift it into the fork. Insert speedometer drive into the
hub. Make sure that the driving tabs
– Position front wheel and speedometer drive, and mount wheel spindle.
4
– Mount collar screw
, turn speedometer drive in a way that the flexible spee-
dometer shaft will curve upwards in a slight bow and tighten collar screw 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
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'
F YOU DON
T HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND
TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE
– A
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
HERWISE THE BRAKING EFFECTS WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED
WARNING
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OR YOUR OWN SAFETY DON
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CAUTION
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, knock out the guide pin
WARNING
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ONE MUST ALLWAYS ACTUATE
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RESPECTIVELY SO AS TO ENSURE THAT THE
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on the fork fists.
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of the wheel spindle.
CAUTION
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engage with the slots of the drive.
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to a max. torque of 7 Nm (5 ft.lbs)
WARNING
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MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE
KTM
DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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KEEP OPERATING THE HAND BRAKE UNTIL THE
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T PUT OFF
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from the brake
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