Removing The Steering Bearings; Removing The Steering Shock; Absorber - APRILIA RSV mille Workshop Manual

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7.7.5 REMOVING THE STEERING BEARINGS

Carefully read 0.5.1 (PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL
INFORMATIONS).
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Remove the fork together with the front wheel, see
7.7.1 (REMOVING THE FORK TOGETHER WITH
THE FRONT WHEEL).
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Use a special extractor to extract the upper bearing (1).
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Use a special extractor to remove the lower bearing (2).
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CAUTION
When reassembling, use a drift with the same diame-
ter as the outer race to insert the bearings.
Do not strike the balls and/or the inner race.
Make sure the bearings are perfectly in contact.
Wash all the components with a clean detergent.

7.7.6 REMOVING THE STEERING SHOCK

ABSORBER

Carefully read 0.5.1 (PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL
INFORMATIONS).
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Remove the front part of the fairing, see 7.1.22 (RE-
MOVING THE FRONT PART OF THE FAIRING).
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Unscrew and remove the screw (3).
Screw (3) driving torque: 10 Nm (1.0 kgm).
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Unscrew the retaining screw (4).
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Unscrew and remove the fastening screw (5) and re-
cover the two bushes (6) as well as the two O-rings (7),
if they have slipped off.
Screw (5) driving torque: 10 Nm (1.0 kgm).
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Remove the steering shock absorber (8).
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