Assembling The Fork - KTM 76912955544 Manual Del Usario

5 ASSEMBLY
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Assembling the fork

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Preliminary work
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Raise the motorcycle using a work stand (see repair manual).
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Place a load on rear of the vehicle.
The front wheel is not in contact with the ground.
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Remove the front wheel using a work stand (see repair
manual).
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Remove the fork legs (see repair manual).
Disassembling the fork legs
The operations are the same on both fork legs.
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Clamp the fork leg in the area of the lower triple clamp.
Clamping stand (T1403S)
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Loosen screw cover
Ring wrench (T14017)
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The screw cover cannot be removed yet.
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Extract the fork leg and push the fork downward.
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Pull the spring downward and push the open end wrench
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onto hexagonal part
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Hold the hexagonal part and loosen screw cap
not take it off yet.
Ring wrench (T14017)
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Pull the spring downward. Remove the open end wrench.
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Remove the screw cap.
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Remove spring .
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Drain the fork oil.
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Pull out and push in the piston rod a few times to
pump the cartridge empty.
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