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– Holding the front wheel, withdraw the wheel spindle. Take the front wheel out of
the fork.
Info
Do not pull the hand brake lever when the front wheel is removed.
Always lay the wheel down in such a way that the brake disc is not dam-
aged.
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– Remove spacers .
9.64Installing the front wheel x
Warning
Danger of accidents Reduced braking efficiency due to oil or grease on the brake discs.
– Always keep the brake discs free of oil and grease, and clean them with brake cleaner when necessary.
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– Clean and grease shaft seal rings and bearing surface of the spacers.
Long-life grease ( p. 96)
– Insert the spacers.
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– Lift the front wheel into the fork, position it, and insert the wheel spindle.
– Mount and tighten screw .
Guideline
Screw, front wheel spindle M24x1.5 45 Nm
(33.2 lbf ft)
– Operate the hand brake lever several times until the brake linings are lying correctly
on the brake disc.
– Remove the motorcycle from the work stand. ( p. 26)
– Pull the front wheel brake and push down hard on the fork several times to align
the fork legs.
– Tighten screws .
Guideline
Screw, fork stub M8 15 Nm
(11.1 lbf ft)