Filling Oil - APRILIA SX 125 Service Station Manual

Suspensions
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Place the stem cover guide in the
sleeve and tighten the fixing screw.

Filling oil

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Place the sleeve upright in a vice fitted
with protection jaws.
•
Compress the sleeve in the stem.
Place a support under the stem in order
to leave it compressed.
•
Pour part of the fork oil into the sleeve.
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Wait some minutes until the oil fills all
the ducts.
•
Pour the remaining oil.
•
Pump out oil a few times.
•
Measure the air gap between the oil
level and the rim.
THE SLEEVE MUST BE PERFECTLY UPRIGHT IN ORDER
TO MEASURE THE CORRECT OIL LEVEL. THE OIL LEVEL
MUST BE THE SAME IN BOTH STEMS.
Characteristic
Oil level (from sleeve rim, without the spring
and with stem at the end of the stroke)
150 mm (5.9 in)
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Slowly move the cartridge upwards
and downwards rod so that it is filled
with oil.
•
Do so until, pulling it upwards, there is
a noticeable uniform resistance
throughout the whole stroke.
•
Tighten the lock nut until it reaches the
pumping member stem.
SUSP - 156
RX SX 125