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Dismounting And Mounting The Front Wheel (Egs); Dismounting And Mounting The Rear Wheel - KTM 400 SX Owner's Handbook Manual

1998
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Dismounting and mounting the front wheel (EGS)

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
2
ping screws
on the axle clamps. Screw off the speedo-meter drive cable from
speedometer drive. Hold the front wheel, pull out the axle
carefully from the fork and take speedometer drive
!
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O NOT OPERATE THE HAND BRAKE WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN MOUNTED
Prior to mounting the front wheel, clean and grease seal
4
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at the speedometer drive.
When mounting the front wheel, insert speedometer drive into the hub, and
introduce brake disk into brake caliper. Let tongue
be in contact with the flat area of the axle clamp 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 spars. Then screw clamping screws
(5 ft.lbs).
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F YOU DON
T HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND
THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
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LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR 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*

Jack the motorcycle up on its frame so that the rear wheel no longer touches the
ground. Loosen the collar nut
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spindle
until the rear wheel is free but the brake 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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– D
O NOT OPERATE THE REAR BRAKE WHEN THE REAR WHEEL HAS BEEN DISMOUNTED
– I
F THE AXLE IS DISMOUNTED
NUT THOROUGHLY AND APPLY A NEW COAT OF GREASE TO PREVENT THE THREAD FROM
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JAMMING
The rear wheel is remounted in reverse order. Before tightening the collar nut to
80 Nm (59 ft.lb), push the rear wheel forwards so that the chain tensioners lie on
the tension screws.
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F YOU DON
T HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND
THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE
– A
FTER MOUNTING THE REAR WHEEL
SURE 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
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CAUTION
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WARNING
KTM
DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
,
KEEP OPERATING THE HAND BRAKE UNTIL THE
.
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, hold the rear wheel and pull out the wheel
CAUTION
,
CLEAN THE THREAD OF THE WHEEL SPINDLE AND COLLAR
WARNING
KTM
DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
,
KEEP OPERATING THE REAR BRAKE UNTIL THE PRES
.
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, and the 4 clam-
3
remove front wheel
off the hub.
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and running surface
of the retaining metal sheet
2
tight to 7 Nm
,
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
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MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
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