Oil Sealing Axle Shaft And Cover; Hub Lock-Nut; Brake Drum - Removal - PIAGGIO Ape Workshop Manual

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OIL SEALING AXLE SHAFT AND COVER

Drain off the oil of the gearbox-differential assem-
bly through the oil drainage hole; remove the 3
bolts (1) fixing the hub; remove the oil sealing cov-
er from the differential and once the bolt (2) has
been removed after having remove the bolt, slide
off the oil sealing cover.
N.B.
NO SPECIFIC TOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE
BUSHING SEAL RING; ONCE THE BUSHING HAS BEEN
REMOVED FROM THE COVER, JUST USE A SCREWDRIV-
ER TO TAKE OUT THE SEALING RING AND A FLAT HEAD
PUNCH OF SUITABLE DIAMETER TO REFIT IT.
REAL WHEEL HUB

HUB LOCK-NUT

Remove, using the 3 lock-nuts, the flexible joint
from the hub (as indicated in the section "Flex-
ible joint"), remove the cotter pin (1) and the cap
(2); lock, through the action of the parking brake,
the wheel axle and with a socket wrench of 27 mm.
loosen the nut (3).

BRAKE DRUM - REMOVAL

Take out the dust gaiter and, in the same manner
as per the hub nut, remove the cotter pin (1), the
cap (2) and, with a 30 mm box-spanner, the drum
lock nut.
Release the parking brake and loosen the cone with a few taps with a mallet near the drum perimeter,
thus facilitating extracting the brake drum.
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