HEXHEAD Tech - R1200XX - Wheel Assembly R&R - All Years

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RE-INSTALLING AND TORQUING THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY

The installation process is the reverse of the removal.

• Install spacer on wheel (it is symetrical)
• Hold wheel assembly in position and insert quick release axle
• Hand tighten axle
• Install Calipers and hand tighten bolts
• Hand tighten pinch bolt.

*****PUMP UP BRAKES TO RESEAT PADS****

• Torque Axle Nut to 50Nm
• Torque Caliper Bolts to 30 Nm
• Torque pinch Bolt to 19 Nm
• Install front fender

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The front wheel assembly is directional.

If your bike has ABS then the ABS ring will be located on the clutch side for installation

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If your bike does not have ABS look for the direction arrow on the rim and mount accordingly

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Install spacer

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Place wheel assembly between the forks and insert the axle - catching the center of the wheel and the spacer.

Please Note that the axle threads into the clutch side fork leg

ENSURE you have proper thread engagement before you start tightening

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Tighten axle, tighten calipers and tighten pinch bolts hand tight.

Once complete

PUMP YOUR BRAKES TO SEAT PADS

You do not want to rock the bike off the center stand and have no brakes.

At this point, you can remove the jack from under the engine, and allow the front wheel to touch down.

After the brakes have been pumped torque the following:

• Axle Quick Release - 50Nm
  
• Caliper Bolts - 30 Nm
  
• Pinch Bolt - 19 Nm

After torquing the bolts install the front of the fender - I put the screws in snug (hand tight) as they are T-25's

Front wheel removal and install is done.

Now onto the rear!

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REAR WHEEL REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

Tools needed:

• 15 mm socket or wrench to loosen muffler clamp
• T45 Torx for the muffler hanger bolt
• T50 for the wheel bolts

Removal process in brief:

• put bike on centerstand - flat and level surface
• put the bike in gear

*****Make Sure the Muffler is cool to the touch for the following steps!!!*****

• loosen the muffler clamp
• remove muffler hanger bolt
• swing muffler out of the way
• remove 5 wheel bolts
• remove rear wheel assembly

Shown below is the bike on centerstand in gear and looking at the muffler clamp bolt - loosen using a 15mm socket

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Remove Muffler Hanger Bolt using a T45 Torx

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Make sure the muffler is cool and rotate the muffler down and out of the way.

Grab the big end with with your right hand and with your left hand grab down by the loosened clamp and just walk the muffler out of the way by gently lifting on the big end and bringing your right hand down.

There is no need to remove the muffler, but you can do that also if you desire.

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Ensure bike is in gear and remove the 5 wheel bolts with a T-50 torx

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IMPORTANT NOTE!!!

The wheel bolts DO NOT get any form of lubricant applied - they go in dry, they come out dry.

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Putting the wheel back on.

Mount the wheel on the rear hub, install the wheel bolts dry and then torque in a criss-cross pattern to 60 Nm

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You next can return the muffler into it's normal position by reversing the process you used to move it out of the way. Gentle wiggling will make it rotate back up into the normal position.

Next install the muffler hanger bolt hand tight - please note that there is a psuedo captive nut on the muffler hanger itself that is able to move - please be aware of this when you go mount the bolt. Make sure the captive nut is centered as best you can in the mount on the bike.

With the muffler being temporarily supported properly, align the muffler clamp to its marks as shown in the photo below:

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Fully insert Muffler into clamp and then torque to 55Nm using a 15 mm socket

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Once muffler is torqued install and torque the muffler hunger bolt - T45 bolt to 19 Nm