Chain Lubrication And Cleaning - APRILIA CAPONORD Manual

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Dry, rusty, flattened or jammed chain links.
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Excessive wear.
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Missing sealing rings.
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Excessively worn or damaged pinion or sprocket teeth.
CAUTION
IF THE CHAIN ROLLERS ARE DAMAGED, THE PINS ARE LOOSENED AND/OR
THE SEAL RINGS ARE MISSING OR DAMAGED, THE WHOLE CHAIN APPARA-
TUS (PINION, SPROCKET AND CHAIN) SHOULD BE REPLACED.

Chain lubrication and cleaning

Never wash the chain with high pressure air/water jets or steam jets or highly flam-
mable solvents.
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Wash the chain with fuel oil or kerosene. Maintenance operations should be
more frequent if there are signs of quick rust.
Lubricate the chain whenever necessary.
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After washing and drying the chain, lubricate it with spray grease for sealed
chains.
CAUTION
LUBRICATE THE CHAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS IF YOU ARE RIDING IN THE
RAIN, ON WET ROADS, AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WASHED OR IF YOU
FIND DRY OR RUSTY PARTS. FLATTENED OR JAMMED CHAIN LINKS SHOULD
BE LUBRICATED AND GOOD OPERATING CONDITIONS RESTORED. IF RE-
PAIR IS NOT POSSIBLE, CONTACT AN Official Aprilia Dealer TO HAVE IT
REPLACED.
For the type of grease to be used, refer to the recommended products table.
THE TRANSMISSION CHAIN HAS RUBBER O-RINGS BETWEEN THE SIDE
PLATES OF THE CHAIN ITSELF THAT ARE USED TO HOLD THE GREASE. UT-
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