APRILIA pegaso 650 i.e. Service Manual page 264

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CAUTION
Due to the weight of the forecarriage, the following
operations require the assistance of another opera-
tor.
Fix the operating procedure before starting work.
The removal must be carried out with the greatest
care.
Support the forecarriage to prevent it accidentally
dropping.
Whilst removing the forecarriage, take care not to let
the brake fluid pipe get entangled.
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With one operator holding the forecarriage in place,
raise the lifting platform slowly until the forecarriage
steering head slides off.
N
Remove the front part of the vehicle and store it in a
safe place.
N
Lower the lifting platform completely.
N
Remove the upper sealing ring (13).
N
Remove the lower sealing ring (14).
N
Remove the washer (15).
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CAUTION
Wash all the components with a clean detergent.
REASSEMBLY
NOTE
When reassembling, the vehicle and the fore-
carriage must be positioned as for disassembly and the
disassembly procedure then followed in reverse order.
N
Smear a film of grease over the entire length of the pin
(16), see 1.6 (LUBRICANT CHART).
NOTE
Before tightening the adjuster ring completely,
turn the steering a number of times both ways so as to
enable the bearings to set.
N
Proceed to adjust the bearing slack, see 2.22.2 (AD-
JUSTING THE BEARING SLACK STEERING).
N
Make sure that turning the handlebars does not result
in any of the cables or pipes being pulled too tight, and
that none are entangled and/or overlap incorrectly.
N
Top up the brake fluid, see 2.15 (CHECKING THE
FRONT BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND TOPPING UP).
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Pegaso 650 I.E.
Release 00/2002-02