Flexible Couplings; Sprocket - APRILIA RSV mille Workshop Manual

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7.3.11 FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS

N
Make sure the rubber elements (1) of the flexible cou-
plings are not damaged and/or feature excessive wear.
To carry out the check:
N
Fit the whole final drive unit complet (2) on the wheel.
N
Manually rotate the crown gear (3) in both directions
and check the slack between the flexible coupling rub-
ber elements (1) and the flexible coupling holder (4).
If slack is excessive:
N
Change all the flexible coupling rubber elements (1),
see 7.3.17 (REMOVING THE FLEXIBLE COU-
PLINGS).
a
WARNING
Always replace the flexible couplings with ones of
the same type.

7.3.12 SPROCKET

N
Check the conditions of the sprocket teeth (3).
If there are signs of excessive wear:
N
Change the crown gea, see 7.3.18 (REMOVING THE
CROWN GEAR), the drive pinion, see 7.1.53 (REMOV-
ING THE DRIVE PINION) and the drive chain, see 7.11
(DISASSEMBLING THE DRIVING CHAIN).
a
CAUTION
To avoid the untimely wear of the new components,
crown, pinion and drive chain must be replaced all to-
gether.
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