Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual: Force

Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual / General Information / Before Servicing / Force

Use common sense during disassembly and assembly, excessive force can cause expensive or hard to repair damage.

When necessary, remove screws that have a non -permanent locking agent applied using an impact driver.

Use a plastic-faced mallet whenever tapping is necessary.

Force

Tightening Sequence

Generally, when installing a part with several bolts, nuts, or screws, start them all in their holes and tighten them to a snug fit. Then tighten them according to the specified sequence to prevent ...

Gasket, O-ring

Hardening, shrinkage, or damage of both gaskets and O-rings after disassembly can reduce sealing performance. Remove old gaskets and clean the sealing surfaces thoroughly so that no gasket materi ...

Other materials:

Instrument display brightness control
The brightness of the tachometer LED segments and illumination of the multifunction meter are controlled automatically depending on the ambient brightness. A. Tachometer B. Ambient Brightness Sensor C. Multifunction Meter NOTE Be careful not to cover the ambient brightness sensor on th ...

Sidestand Installation
Replace the sidestand nut [A] with a new one. Apply grease to the sliding areas [B]. Tighten the sidestand bolt [C] first, and then the sidestand nut. Torque - Sidestand Bolt: 44 N·m (4.5 kgf·m, 32 ft·lb) Sidestand Nut: 29 N·m (3.0 kgf·m, 21 ft·lb) Install the spring [D] as sh ...

Current Mileage
This display mode shows the current mileage by numerical value. The current mileage display is renewed every 4 seconds. A. Current Mileage B. “km/L” NOTE The display unit modes can be changed, refer to the “Unit Setting” item in this section. The numerical value shows “ ...