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WARNING
During this operation, always wear goggles
which provide your eyes with 360° protec-
tion. Be very careful using compressed air
jets, they can cause serious personal injury
if directed towards your body.
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Grasp the air cleaner and strike it repeat-
edly on a clean hard horizontal surface.
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If available, clean the air cleaner (7) with
a compressed air jet, directing it from the
inside of the filter towards the outside.
CAUTION
When cleaning the air cleaner, make
sure that there are no tears. If there are,
replace the air cleaner.
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Check the air cleaner (7) if it is damaged
replace it.
CAUTION
Always replace the components with
components of identical type (ask your
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Local aprilia Dealer).
CAUTION
Clean the components with a clean
cloth.
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Clean the outer and inner parts of the:
√ filter cage (6);
√ air cleaner support (8).
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Clean the inlet ducts (9) and the inner
parts of the filter case (4).
REASSEMBLY
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Remove the clean cloth from the inlet
ducts (9).
CAUTION
Before putting back the air cleaner sup-
port (8), ensure that you have not left
the cloth or other objects inside the fil-
ter case (4).
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Install the air cleaner support (8).
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Correctly reassemble the cleaned (or
new) air cleaner (7) into the filter cage (6).
CAUTION
Ensure that the filter cage (6) [together
with the air cleaner (7)] is placed cor-
rectly, in such a way as to prevent non-
filtered air from entering.
Premature wear of the piston rings, pis-
tons and cylinders is caused by an im-
properly installed filter cage (6).
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Correctly install filter cage (6), together
with the air cleaner (7).
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Screw in and tighten the six screws (5).
CAUTION
Ensure that the filter case gasket (11) is
intact.
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Check the filter case gasket (10) if it is
damaged replace it.
CAUTION
Always replace the components with
components of identical type (ask your
Local aprilia Dealer).
CAUTION
Before putting back the filter case cover
(3), ensure that you have not left the
cloth or other objects inside the filter
case (4).
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Install the filter case cover (3).
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Screw in and tighten the eight screws (2).
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Replace the fuel tank, see p. 123 (RE-
MOVING THE FUEL TANK).
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