Section 8 Rear Shock Absorber - APRILIA RSV Mille 1000 1999 Technical Training Course

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Technical Service and Training
Release 4 july 99
SECTION 8
REAR SHOCK ABSORBER
The rear shock absorber of the RSVmille is a modern complete adjustable unit, like the front suspension.
The shock absorber has a separate oil tank and a gas chamber to compensate the volume variations of oil due
to temperature.
1) Hydraulic functions
The shock absorber can be registered separately for compression effect and rebound.
B- Compression: in order to have a softer setting, turn the knob anticlockwise. Turn it clockwise for having
a hardener setting. The total setting positions are 40.
C- Rebound: in order to have a softer setting, turn the setting screw anticlockwise. Turn it clockwise for
having a hardener setting. The total setting positions are 17.
2) Mechanic functions
The shock absorber can be registered on spring preload and lenght.
A- Spring preload: in order to have a hardener response of the shock absorber, tight the preload spring
ring-nut and the lockring-nut. To set is softer untight the lockring-nut and the ring-nut.
D- Lenght: in order to set the lenght of the shock absorber, untight the locknut on the bottom. Then turn
the axle for reaching the requested position. Finally tight the locknut again. The maximum setting
lenght is 7,5 mm, for a maximum total lenght of the shock absorber of 330 mm.
This material is didactic and
may be changed following the technical
development of the product
Adjustments