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THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS WORKSHOP BOOKLET AVAILABLE ALSO AT
ANY DEALER.
Checking wear of chain, front and rear sprockets
Also check the following parts and make sure that the chain, pinion and sprocket do
not have:
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Damaged rollers.
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Loosened pins.
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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.
CAUTION
LUBRICATE THE CHAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS, PARTICULARLY IF YOU FIND
DRY OR RUSTY PARTS. FLATTENED OR JAMMED CHAIN LINKS SHOULD BE
LUBRICATED AND GOOD OPERATING CONDITIONS RESTORED. IF REPAIR IS
NOT POSSIBLE, CONTACT AN Official Aprilia Dealer TO HAVE IT 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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