KTM 890 Duke R - Owner's Manual > Removing the front wheel

Preparatory work

• Raise the motorcycle with the rear lifting gear.
• Lift the motorcycle with the front lifting gear.

Main work

• Remove screw 1 and pull wheel speed sensor 2 out of the hole.
• Remove screws 3.
• Press back the brake linings by slightly tilting the left brake caliper laterally on the brake disc. Pull the left brake caliper carefully back from the brake disc and hang to the side.

Info

Do not operate the hand brake lever if the brake caliper has been removed.

• Remove screws 4.
• Press back the brake linings by slightly tilting the right brake caliper laterally on the brake disc. Pull the right brake caliper carefully back from the brake disc and hang to the side.

Info

Do not operate the hand brake lever if the brake caliper has been removed.

• Loosen screw 5 by several rotations.
• Loosen screws 6.
• Press on screw 5 to push the wheel spindle out of the axle clamp.
• Remove screw 5.

Warning

Danger of accidents Damaged brake discs reduce the braking effect.

• Always lay the wheel down in such a way that the brake discs are not damaged.

• Hold the front wheel and remove the wheel spindle. Take the front wheel out of the fork.
• Remove spacers 7.

Installing the front wheel

Warning

Danger of accidents Oil or grease on the brake discs reduces the braking effect.

• Always keep the brake discs free of oil and grease.
• Clean the brake discs with brake cleaner when necessary.

• Check the wheel bearing for damage and wear.

If the wheel bearing is damaged or worn:

• Change front wheel bearing.

• Clean and grease shaft seal rings 1 and contact surfaces A of the spacers.

Long-life grease

• Insert wide spacer 2 on the left in the direction of travel.
• Insert narrow spacer 3 on the right in the direction of travel.

Info

Arrow B indicates the direction of travel of the front wheel.

The wheel speed sensor wheel is on the left viewed in the direction of travel.

• Clean screw 4 and the wheel spindle.
• Grease wheel spindle lightly.

Long-life grease

• Jack up the front wheel into the fork, position it, and insert the wheel spindle.
• Mount and tighten screw 4.

Guideline

• Position both brake calipers.

  The brake linings are correctly positioned.

• Mount screws 5 on both sides but do not tighten yet.

Guideline

• Operate the hand brake lever repeatedly until the brake linings are in contact with the brake disc and there is a pressure point. Secure the hand brake lever in the activated position.

  The brake calipers straighten.

• Tighten screws 5 on both sides.

Guideline

• Position wheel speed sensor 6 in the hole.
• Mount and tighten screw 7.

Guideline

• Remove the locking piece of the hand brake lever.
• Take the motorcycle off the front lifting gear.

• Remove the rear of the motorcycle from the lifting gear.
• Operate the front brake and compress the fork a few times firmly.

  The fork legs straighten.

• Tighten screws 8.

Guideline

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