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 material or other material remains.
Install the new gaskets and replace the used O-rings when re-assembling.

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Liquid Gasket, Non-permanent Locking AgentBrakes
Brake Wear Inspection
Inspect the brakes for wear. For each
front and rear disc brake caliper, if the
thickness of either pad is less than
1 mm (0.04 in.), replace both pads
in the caliper as a set. Pad replacement
should be done by an authorized
Kawasaki dealer.
A. Lining Thickness
B. ...
Shift Pedal Removal
Remove:
Shift Lever Bolt [A]
Front Footpeg Bracket Bolts [B]
If the tie-rod [C] is to be removed from the shift pedal and
the shift lever, loosen the tie-rod locknuts [D].
The front tie-rod locknut is left-hand thread.
Remove:
Shift Pedal Mounting Bolt [A]
...
Relay Circuit Inspection
Remove the relay box (see Relay Box Removal).
Check conductivity of the following numbered terminals
by connecting the hand tester and one 12 V battery to the
relay box as shown in the figure (see Relay Box Internal
Circuit in this section).
If the tester does not read as specified, re ...