PIAGGIO X8 125 Workshop Manual page 198

Suspensions
- Loosen the fork clamp screws and ensure the
stem closure cap is fitted properly on the clamp.
- Tighten the clamp screws to the prescribed tor-
que.
Specific tooling
020376Y Adaptor handle
020359Y 42x47-mm Adaptor
Locking torques (N*m)
Fork clamp screws
20 ÷ 25
Lower screw with copper washer
30
Refitting
- Grease using lithium soap grease on the roller
bearings.
Recommended products
AGIP GREASE PV2 Grease for the steering
bearings, pin seats and swinging arm
White anhydrous-calcium based grease to protect
roller bearings; temperature range between -20 C
and +120 C; NLGI 2; ISO-L-XBCIB2.
- Insert the fork into the headstock.
- Insert the spacer ring.
- Using an appropriate tool do up the first ring nut
in the steering tube (upper steering ball bearing).
Lock with a torque of 10 ÷ 13 Nm and rotate the
wrench anticlockwise by 90°.
- Install the space washer.
- Using the appropriate tool tighten the second
locking ring in the steering tube to a torque of 30 ÷
36 Nm.
- Install the handlebars on the steering tube, paying attention to the centring, aligning the recess on the
handlebar with that on the steering tube as shown in the figure.
- Tighten the handlebar fixing screw on the steering tube to the prescribed torque.
SUSP - 198
Stem upper cap
15 ÷
25 - 35
X8 125-200