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Dismounting and mounting the front wheel (LC4)
To remove the front wheel, jack the motorcycle up on its frame so that the
front wheel no longer touches the ground.
Loosen both clamp screws
2 on the left fork leg. Then loosen the collar
nuts
1 before loosening the clamp screws 2 on the right fork leg.
Hold the front wheel and withdraw the wheel spindle 3.
Note: The wheel spindle can be withdrawn more easily by turning it mode-
rately with a 6 mm ALLAN/IMBUS key while pulling.
Carefully remove the front wheel from the fork.
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CAUTION
!
–
D
O NOT OPERATE THE HAND BRAKE WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN DISMOUNTED
.
–ALWAYS PLACE THE WHEEL ON THE GROUND WITH THE BRAKE DISC POINTING
UPWARDS
. OTHERWISE THE BRAKE DISC MAY BE DAMAGED.
To install the front wheel, lift it into the fork, position and mount the axle
shaft. Mount the collar nut 1, tighten the clamping screws 2 on the right
fork leg axle passage to prevent the axle shaft from turning and tighten the
collar nut to 40 Nm (30ft.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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WARNING
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–IF YOU DON’T HAPPEN TO HAVE A TORQUE WRENCH AT HAND, MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CORRECTED BY A
KTM DEALER AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE
. A LOOSE AXLE MAY LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUR
MOTORCYCLE
.
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FTER MOUNTING THE FRONT WHEEL, KEEP OPERATING THE HAND BRAKE UNTIL THE
PRESSURE POINT RETURNS
.
–I
TISVERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRAKE DISK FREE FROM OIL AND FATTY MATTERS,
EITHERWISE THE BRAKING EFFECTS WOULD BE STRONGLY REDUCED.
Dismounting and mounting the front wheel (LC4 Supermoto)
The front wheel of the Supermoto is essentially removed in the same
manner as the front wheel of the LC4-E. However, the brake caliper has
first to be removed. To remove the front brake caliper, remove both screws
4 and pull the caliper backwards from the brake disc.
After mounting the front wheel, slide the brake caliper to the brake disc.
Remove the grease from the threads of both screws
4 and apply Loctite
243. Tighten the screws with 25 Nm(19 ft. lbs).
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WARNING
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T
HE SCREWS 4 MUST BE SECURED WITH LOCTITE 243.
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