BMW K 1100 LT/RS User Manual

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Installing engine
Attach hoist, BMW No. 00 1 510, to the oil sump.
Set the engine down on the hoist platform.
Release the engine mounting at the engine 
block.
Install the throttle rail.
Install the inner bulkhead at the cylinder (3).
Install the lower section of the air cleaner hous-
ing.
Install the fuel return line with pressure regulator.
Connect the crankcase breather.
Position the frame with telescopic fork and frame 
support over the engine.
Bolt the engine and driveline together.
Tightening torque:
Gearbox to intermediate flange .................... 16 Nm
Bolt the engine and frame together in the order 
stated here:
1. Insert all 5 bolts loosely but do not screw them 
fully in. Insert a 1 mm thick spacing washer at the 
front right, between the cylinder head and frame 
strut, and a support washer on the inside.
2. Tighten bolts 1, 4 and 3.
3. Shim to the correct thickness at the front left and 
install the support washer on the outside, then 
tighten the bolt.
4. Shim the attachment point at the intermediate 
flange and tighten the bolt.
Tightening torque:
Frame to engine ........................................... 45 Nm
Install fuel injection rail.
Tightening torque:
Fuel injection rail ............................................ 7 Nm
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