Dismounting And Mounting The Front Wheel; Dismounting And Mounting The Rear Wheel - KTM 1998 400 R Owner's Handbook Manual

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Dismounting and mounting the front wheel

To remove the front wheel, jack the motorcycle up by the frame so that
the front wheel no longer touches the ground. Loosen the collar screw
and the 4 clamp screws
speedometer drive cable from speedometer drive. Hold the front wheel,
pull out the axle
speedometer drive
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O NOT OPERATE THE HAND BRAKE WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN DISMOUNTED
Prior to mounting the front wheel, clean the shaft seal ring
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surface at the speedometer drive.
When mounting the front wheel, insert speedometer drive into the hub,
and introduce brake disk into brake caliper. Let tongue
bracket be in contact with the flat area of the fork leg axle passage and
mount axle without forcing it on. Fasten speedometer drive cable. Mount
the collar screw and tighten with 40 Nm (30 ft.lbs). Take the motorcycle
off the stand and bounce the fork hard a few times to align the fork tubes.
Then screw clamping screws
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F YOU DON
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BLE LOOSE WHEEL SPINDLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF
YOUR MOTORCYCLE
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FTER MOUNTING THE REAR WHEEL
PRESSURE POINT RETURNS
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T IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND GREASE
OTHERWISE THE BRAKING EFFECT WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED
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Dismounting and mounting the rear wheel*

Jack the motorcycle up by frame so that the rear wheel no longer touches
the ground. Loosen the collar nut
wheel spindle
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 of the swingarm.
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O NOT OPERATE THE REAR BRAKE WHEN THE REAR WHEEL HAS BEEN DISMOUNTED
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F THE AXLE IS DISMOUNTED
COLLAR NUT THOROUGHLY AND APPLY A NEW COAT OF GREASE TO PREVENT THE
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
tensioners lie on the tension screws.
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F YOU DON
HAVE THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
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BLE LOOSE WHEEL SPINDLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF
YOUR MOTORCYCLE
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FTER MOUNTING THE REAR WHEEL
PRESSURE POINT RETURNS
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T IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND GREASE
OTHERWISE THE BRAKING EFFECT WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED
2 on the fork leg axle passage. Screw off the
3 remove front wheel carefully from the fork and take
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off the hub.
CAUTION
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tight to 7 Nm (5 ft.lbs).
WARNING
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T HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND
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KEEP OPERATING THE FOOTBRAKE UNTIL THE
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, hold the rear wheel and pull out the
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until the rear wheel is free but the brake caliper support is
CAUTION
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CLEAN THE THREAD OF THE WHEEL SPINDLE AND
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WARNING
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T HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND
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KEEP OPERATING THE FOOTBRAKE UNTIL THE
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of the retaining
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MAKE SURE YOU
KTM -
DEALER AS SOON AS POSSI
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MAKE SURE YOU
KTM -
DEALER AS SOON AS POSSI
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