Checking The Gear Selection Mechanism - APRILIA RSV mille 956X Service And Repair Manual

RSV mille
3.7.5 CHECKING THE GEAR SELECTION
MECHANISM
Carefully read 0.2.1 (PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL
INFORMATIONS).
Make sure the needle spring (1) in the rotating lever (2)
and in the cylindrical pin (3) features no slack.
NOTE
If this is not the case, one of the needle springs
(1) end must be bent.
Engage all the gears and make sure the drive pins (4)
of the index plate (5) are in the central position.
NOTE
If this is not the case, one of the needle springs
(1) end must be bent.
Check the preloading of the positioning spring (6).
It must be quite hard to lift the positioning lever (7) of
the shift cam index plate (5).
NOTE
Rotating the shift cam must cause the position-
ing spring (6) to push the positioning lever (7) into the rel-
evant slot on the index plate (5).
Put the gearshift into neutral and make sure all the
gearshift gears turn freely.
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