APRILIA RSV mille 956X Service And Repair Manual page 127

ENGINE
NOTE
Have the appropriate special tools
– (12) cod. 0277725 (driving shaft bush inserter pad);
– (13) cod. 0277537 (countershaft bush inserter pad).
Heat the engine casing to approx. 150° C (302° F).
Coat the main bushes and bearing housings inside the
engine casing with MOLYKOTE
Place the driving shaft and countershaft main bushes
on the assembly pads (12 - 13) and fasten them with
an O-ring (14) suitable for the purpose.
Line up the contact surface of the main bushes with the
previously applied coloured marking (7).
With due care, insert the main bushes on a press, work-
ing from the inside out, until the installer punch touch-
es.
Remove the O-ring (14) before the installer punch
makes contact.
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CAUTION
In order to insert and remove the main bushes, the
engine casing must be supported by applying a spac-
er tube around the main bush housing.
The lower main bush of the driving shaft, flywheel side,
features a lubrication hole (11).
Once assembled, make sure the lubrication hole (11) on
the main bush is lined up with the engine casing.
The main bushes (1) of the driving shaft are fitted so
that they are 2.0 mm further down than the thrust-bear-
ing surfaces (3 - 4).
The main bushes (2) of the countershaft are fitted so
that they are 1.5 mm further down than the thrust-bear-
ing surface (5).
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CAUTION
Should the main bushes be assembled incorrectly,
they must be removed using the disassembly punch,
as described above.
Disassembled main bushes must not be reused.
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