2012 Kawasaki Brute Force 750 4x4i EPS Owners Manual - Page 158

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156 MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT Minimum Tread Depth Front Tire 3 mm (0.12 in.) Rear Tire 4 mm (0.16 in.) inspect the tire for cracks and cuts, replac• Visually ing the tire in case of bad damage. Swelling or damaged nuts, • Replace mounting bolts. washers, wheels, and • • high spots indicate internal damage, requiring tire replacement. Remove any imbedded stones or other foreign particles from the tread. j Wheel Installation Before installation, check the following items carefully. Clean the following parts to remove dirt, oil, and grease. wheel nut surfaces contact surfaces of the wheel, nut, washer, and plate contact surfaces of the wheel and hub Inspect the threads of the nuts and wheel mounting bolts for damage. Inspect the surfaces of the wheel nuts for scars and wheel for scars and steps. A. Nut B. Washer • • • • • Wheel nut tightening is a two-step process. Follow these instructions carefully. Install the wheel onto the hub, make sure it is seated properly on the hub and tighten the wheel nuts to the torque of 15 N·m (1.5 kgf·m, 11 ft·lb) in a criss-cross pattern. Make sure that the nuts are seated on the wheel evenly. Tighten the nuts to the specified torque in a criss -cross pattern as shown. Tightening Torque Wheel Nut: 77 N·m ( 7.8 kgf·m, 56 ft·lb )

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156
MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
j
Minimum Tread Depth
Front Tire
3 mm (0.12 in.)
Rear Tire
4 mm (0.16 in.)
•
Visually inspect the tire for cracks and cuts, replac-
ing the tire in case of bad damage.
Swelling or
high spots indicate internal damage, requiring tire
replacement.
•
Remove any imbedded stones or other foreign
particles from the tread.
Wheel Installation
Before installation, check the following items care-
fully.
•
Clean the following parts to remove dirt, oil, and
grease.
wheel nut surfaces
contact surfaces of the wheel, nut, washer,
and plate
contact surfaces of the wheel and hub
•
Inspect the threads of the nuts and wheel mount-
ing bolts for damage.
•
Inspect the surfaces of the wheel nuts for scars
and wheel for scars and steps.
•
Replace damaged nuts, washers, wheels, and
mounting bolts.
A. Nut
B. Washer
Wheel nut tightening is a
two-step
process. Fol-
low these instructions carefully.
•
Install the wheel onto the hub, make sure it is
seated properly on the hub and tighten the wheel
nuts to the torque of 15 N·m (1.5 kgf·m, 11 ft·lb) in
a criss-cross pattern.
•
Make sure that the nuts are seated on the wheel
evenly.
•
Tighten the nuts to the specified torque in a criss
-cross pattern as shown.
Tightening Torque
Wheel Nut:
77 N·m ( 7.8 kgf·m, 56 ft·lb )