Kawasaki Z1000SX - Service manual > Sidestand

Sidestand Removal

• Raise the rear wheel off the ground with the stand.
• Remove:
  Sidestand Switch Bolt [A] and Nut [B]
  Sidestand Switch [C]

• Remove:
  Spring [A]
  Sidestand Nut [B]
  Sidestand Bolt [C]
  Sidestand [D]

Sidestand Installation

• Apply grease to the sliding area [A] of the sidestand [B].
• Replace the sidestand nut [C] with a new one.
• Tighten the bolt with the nut.

  Torque - Sidestand Bolt [D]: 44 N*m (4.5 kgf*m, 32 ft*lb)

• Hook the spring [E] so that the long spring end faces upward.
  • Install the spring hook direction as shown in the figure.

• Install the sidestand switch.
• Fit the slit [A] on the sidestand switch to the pin [B] on the sidestand.
• Apply a non-permanent locking agent to the thread of the switch bolt, and tighten it.

  Torque - Sidestand Switch Bolt: 8.8 N*m (0.90 kgf*m, 78 in*lb)

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