Service manual

08-4
✰ Place the vehicle on its center stand.
✰ Place a suitable wooden block below
the front end of engine to support
the vehicle so that the front wheel
is lifted up by 25mm from the
ground.
✰ Disconnect speedo cable.
✰ Tap the axle gently to remove it out
of the fork end and the wheel
✰ Tilt the vehicle slightly to the right
side and take out the wheel along
with the speedo drive and the bush.
✰ Take care to ensure the brake disc
does not get damaged while
removing the wheel or while storing
the wheel.
✰ Place a 4 mm thick wooden or plastic
wedge between the brake pads to
avoid the pistons from coming out
too far from the brake caliper, if the
front brake lever is depressed
accidentally.
CAUTION : Do not depress the front
brake lever when the front wheel is re-
moved.
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS
REMOVAL
✰ Remove the dust seals on either sides
of the wheel hub.
✰ Drive out bearings by tapping on the
spacer using a suitable rod and
remove the spacer after taking out
the bearings.
REASSEMBLY
✰ Fix th lugs of the drive are seated
correctly.
✰ Locate the bush on the left side of
the wheel (Disc brake side)
✰ Loosen the pinch bolt on the RH fork
end.
✰ Loosen and remove the axle nut and
the washer
Front Wheel Removal