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Nitpicking '02 520SX
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[QUOTE="rollingp, post: 245627, member: 25488"] Unless you put some zip ties on those dzuz fasteners you will loose them. All it takes is the right combat conditions. I have had 5 KTMs since 98 and without the zip ties sooner or later the little metal keeper fails. I personally have never had the cables fray except right at the throttle ball on one of the 99 380s I owned. But it had about 50 mx races on it and a zillion practices.If it wasnt a braided cable it would have failed sooner. I dont get concerned about the brake sounds. I take a little sand paper to the pads once in a while to clean out the grit that gets inbeded plus it helps with stopping. The hubs usually fail due to improper spoke tension and overtightening the axle nut repeatedly.I dont suggest driving in wheel bearings either its better I think to press them in . Form a gasket has proven to work on sprocket bolts for me anyway. I think being more pliable and not hardening makes it less likely to fail from repeated shock and vibration. I prefer loc tight red but the form a gasket will substitute if loc tight is unavailable. All these things can be avoided and in my opinion are pretty much not a concern. KTM warrantied a hub that was starting to crack on my 01 520 but there was evidence it was a production glitch. I was able to buy a spare wheel assembly from MIDWEST KTM in Valpo In for $280.00 less disc and sprocket. I thought that was a pretty good deal. [/QUOTE]
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