Check The Wheel Centering - APRILIA AREA 51 - 1998 Manual

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DISASSEMBLY
Carefully read p. 35 (MAINTENANCE).
Remove the exhaust silencer, see p. 45
(REMOVING THE EXHAUST SILENC-
ER).
Insert the screwdriver in the slot (1), le-
ver and remove the cover (2).

To unscrew the wheel nut (3), it
is necessary to lock the rotation
of the wheel.
Pull the rear brake lever (4) completely,
then put a small piece of cardboard (5)
on the grip and keep the rear brake lever
pulled by holding it against the grip by
means of a plastic band (6).
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Loosen the wheel nut (3).
Wheel nut (3) driving torque:
110 Nm (11 kgm).
Remove the plastic band (6) and take
the piece of cardboard (5).
Release the rear brake lever.
Remove the rear brake caliper , see p. 43
(REMOVING THE FRONT AND REAR
BRAKE CALIPERS).
Unscrew and remove the wheel nut (3)
and the washer.

Upon reassembly, uniformly ap-
p ly a m o d e r a t e q u a n t i t y o f
grease on the wheel pin, see p. 64 (LU-
BRICANT CHART) and replace the
wheel nut (special type) with a new one.
Withdraw the wheel.

DSULOLD
Use Genuine Spare Parts
only.

After reassembly, pull the rear
b r ak e l e v e r r e p e a t e d l y an d
check the correct functioning of
the braking system.

Check the wheel centering.

Have the driving torques, centering and
balancing of the wheel checked by your
DSULOLD
Official Dealer, in order to avoid
accidents that may be harmful for you
and/or other people.