Removing The Final Drive Unit - APRILIA RSV mille Workshop Manual

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7.3.2 REMOVING THE FINAL DRIVE UNIT

Carefully read 0.5.1 (PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL
INFORMATIONS).
N
Remove the rear wheel, see 7.3.1 (REMOVING THE
REAR WHEEL).
a
CAUTION
Proceed with care. If the final drive unit (1) is installed
on the flexible coupling holder (2), do not overturn or
rotate the rear wheel in horizontal position on the
rear sprocket side (A), since the final drive unit would
come off and fall down, with the risk of damaging the
rear sprocket (3).
NOTE
Do not unscrew the five nuts (4). The whole final
drive unit must be withdrawn from the flexible coupling
holder.
N
Working (B) with both hands on the outer diameter of
the sprocket (3), withdraw the final drive unit parallely
to the wheel axis.
REASSEMBLY
NOTE
Introduce the final drive unit, parallely to the
wheel axis, inserting the flexible couplings (5) in the cor-
responding seats on the flexible coupling holder (2).
N
Working (C) with both hands on the outer diameter of
the sprocket (3), insert the final drive unit in the flexible
coupling holder (2).
NOTE
Perform the operation described below only if
the left (6) and/or the right spacer ring (7) have come off
their seats.
N
Insert the left (6) and/or the right spacer ring (7) in the
respective seats, with the longer diameter towards the
outside of the vehicle.
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