Vehicle report

2019 KTM 690 SMC R

Service bulletins

2 bulletins

Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.

KTB2112

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

On affected motorcycles there is a possibility that the bellow style gasket can be damaged caused by deviations during assembly. Damage to the bellow gasket may affect the function of the clutch slave cylinder. This could result in the rider noticing a change in shifting behavior and the clutch becoming inoperable to the point where the clutch will not disengage when the clutch lever is pulled in. To ensure the highest level of safety, performance, reliability and customer satisfaction, it is necessary to replace the clutch slave cylinder on all affected motorcycles that have a bellow style gasket clutch slave cylinder mounted (Fig. 1).

TB1909

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

It has been determined that during the engine assembly process that the locking plate screws shown in Fig.1 for the camshaft and balancer shaft possibly were not mounted correctly on the following models: 2019 690 Enduro R and 2019 690 SMC R. These two screws must be removed, cleaned, have Loctite® 243™ applied and then tightened to a torque of 6 Nm to prevent any possible loosening of the screws.

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