Changing The Bearings - APRILIA LEONARDO 250 Workshop Manual

LEONARDO 250 - 300
7.5.3.

CHANGING THE BEARINGS

WARNING
The bearings must be checked and if necessary
changed every time they are removed.
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Clean the two sides of the hub with a cloth.
Disassembly
Work on the left side of the vehicle:
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Insert a punch (not pointed) in the wheel hub, act on
the inner ring of the right bearing (1), changing the
contact points in rotation (90°), in order not to misalign
the bearing itself.
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Extract the right bearing (1).
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Extract the spacer ring (2).
Work on the right side of the vehicle:
WARNING
Keep the punch perpendicular to the bearing
(coaxial to the wheel axis), in order not to mis-
align and damage the bearing itself.
•
Insert a punch with 15 mm diameter in the wheel hub
and place it on the inner ring of the left bearing (3).
•
Strike the punch more than once and not too violently
with a rubber hammer and extract the bearing.
Reassembly
•
Work on the right side of the vehicle:
•
Rest the bearing on the wheel hub.
WARNING
Keep the punch perpendicular to the bearing
(coaxial to the wheel axis), in order not to mis-
align and damage the bearing itself..
•
Put a punch with 31 mm diameter on the outer edge of
the bearing.
•
Strike the punch more than once and not too violently
with a rubber hammer and insert the right bearing (1)
completely.
•
Insert the spacer ring (2).
Work on the left side of the vehicle:
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Repeat the first three operations for the left bearing (3).
WARNING
Check the centering of the bearings with
respect to the wheel hub.
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