2004 BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 RS maintenance

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Maintenance and care
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 Hand-tighten axle bolt1
 Hand-tighten axle clamp screws 2 at left and right
 Remove front-wheel stand
 Compress the front fork firmly several times
d Warning:
Make sure that the motorcy-
cle is standing firmly and can-
not tip forwards or to either
side  Tighten axle bolt
1 to the
specified tightening torque
 Tighten axle clamp screws 2
at left and right to the speci-
fied tightening torque
e Important:
Always have the tightening tor-
ques checked by a specialist
workshop, preferably an au-
thorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
X Tightening torque:
Axle bolt ...................... 30 Nm
Axle clamp screws ....... 21 Nm
Installing the front wheel
1
2
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Maintenance and care
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Installing brake calipers Carefully push brake calipers 2 over the brake
discs at left and right
Using 2screws 1 per caliper,
secure the brake calipers on
each side and tighten the
screws to the specified
torque
e Important:
Always have the tightening tor-
ques checked by a specialist
workshop, preferably an au-
thorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
X Tightening torque:
Brake caliper
securing screws ........... 30 Nm
Installing the front wheel
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Maintenance and care
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Installing the front wheel
Installing the front mud-
guard
 Carefully install front mudguard 1
 Tighten 1 screw 2 on left and
right, and align the rear sec-
tion of the front mudguard so
that it is centred over the
wheel
 Tighten 1 screw 3 on left and
right
OEOptional extra
d Warning:
BMW Integral ABS: once as-
sembly work on the brake cal-
ipers has been completed,
the brake lever has to be op-
erated after the ignition has
been switched on and self-di-
agnosis completed, in order
to ensure full operability.
Motorcycle not equipped with
BMW Integral ABS
OE: when
assembly work has been
completed, pull the brake le-
ver firmly several times to
check that the front brake is
operating correctly.
1
2
3
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Maintenance and care
2
e Important:
Avoid damage to brake lines,
brake disc, brake pads and
wheel when removing.
Do not damage the ABS sensor
cable, toothed ring or sensor.
Do not scratch the wheel when
forcing back the brake pads or
removing the caliper (apply
masking tape if necessary).
To prevent damage to the brake
caliper and possible difficulty
when assembling: never oper-
ate the brake lever when the
brake calipers have been re-
moved.  Place the motorcycle on its
main stand on a flat, firm
surface
(Rider's Manual
b chapter 3).
 Apply a load at the front wheel so that the motorcycle cannot
tip toward the rear
 Select first gear
 Push the splash guard up (
b 36)
 Remove fitted bolt 2 and
screw 3 for brake caliper 1
Removing the rear wheel
1
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Removing the rear wheel
 Force back the brake pads by tilting the caliper carefully
 Carefully place brake caliper on the brake disc
 Remove the four wheel studs 1 with taper rings 2
 Remove central screw 5 with
taper ring 4
 Pull the rear wheel off the
centering spigot and set it
down
 Carefully remove the brake caliper and set it on the
swinging arm
L Note:
Check the brake pads
(
b 3 5 ) a n d h a v e t h e m r e p l a c e d
if necessary.
 Remove spacing washer 3
from the wheel centering
spigot
 Tilt the rear wheel and lower it to the ground
e Important:
Protect the wheel hub contact
face against dust and dirt.
1
5
2
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e Important:
Use only wheel studs with
length code “55”. Do not oil or
grease the wheel studs.
Avoid damage to brake lines,
brake disc, brake pads and
wheels when installing.
Do not damage the ABS sensor
cable, toothed ring or sensor.  Check that the wheel center-
ing spigot and the wheel hub
contact faces 3 are free from
grease
 Push spacing washer 3 on to
the wheel centering spigot
 Tilt the rear wheel, guide it past the exhaust, and lower it
to the ground
 Carefully place brake caliper
over the brake disc
 Insert rear wheel into center-
ing hole
3 Installing the rear wheel
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Installing the rear wheel
 Hand-tighten central screw1
with taper ring 2
 Insert four wheel studs 4 with
taper rings 3 and hand-
tighten, then tighten to the
specified preload torque in
diagonally opposite sequence
 Tighten central screw 1 to the
specified torque
 Tighten four wheel studs 4 in
diagonally opposite sequence
to the specified tightening
torque
e Important:
Make sure that bracket 5for
brake line is correctly
positioned.
 Tighten fitted bolt 6 with
bracket 5 and brake caliper
screw 7 with washer to the
specified tightening torque
4
1
1
4
2
3
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d Warning:
Motorcycle not equipped with
BMW Integral ABS
OE: when
assembly work has been
completed, depress the brake
pedal firmly several times to
check that the rear brake is
operating correctly.
BMW Integral ABS: once as-
sembly work on the brake cal-
ipers has been completed,
the brake lever has to be op-
erated after the ignition has
been switched on and self-di-
agnosis completed, in order
to ensure full operability.
e Important:
Always have the security of the
fasteners checked by a special-
ist workshop, preferably an au-
thorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
X Tightening torque:
Preload torque
wheel studs .................. 50 Nm
Tightening torque
wheel studs ................ 105 Nm
Central screw .............. 105 Nm
Fitted screw .................. 40 Nm
Brake-caliper screw ...... 40 Nm
OEOptional extra
Installing the rear wheel
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