Changing The Fork Oil - APRILIA SL Mille Workshop Manual

CHASSIS
SL mille
7.8.1 CHANGING THE FORK OIL
Carefully read 1.2.3 (FORK OIL) and 2.29.2 (ADJUST-
ING THE FRONT FORK).
• Carry out the operations marked with the symbol
"*"
described at 7.8.3 (DISASSEMBLING THE WHEEL-
HOLDER TUBE - SLIDER UNIT).
• Carry out the operations marked with the symbol
"*"
described at 7.8.5 (REASSEMBLING THE WHEEL-
HOLDER TUBE - SLIDER UNIT).
7.8.2 REMOVING THE WHEEL-HOLDER TUBE-
SLIDER UNITS
Do not remove a wheel-holder tube - slider unit be-
fore having correctly reinstalled the other wheel-
holder tube - slider unit on the vehicle.
• Remove the front wheel, see 7.2.1 (REMOVING THE
WHOLE WHEEL).
• Remove the rear mudguard, see 7.1.24 (REMOVING
THE FRONT MUDGUARD).
• Position the vehicle on the special centre stand, see
1.8.4 (POSITIONING THE VEHICLE ON THE CEN-
TRE SUPPORT STAND tmiI).
• Remove the front support stand.
Fork upper plate screw driving torque: 25 Nm (2.5
kgm).
• Loosen the screw (1) locking the upper plate (2) in
place on the slider unit (3).
Handlebar screw driving torque: 25 Nm (2.5kgm).
• Loosen the screw (4) locking the handlebar (5) in place
on the slider unit (3).
Fork lower plate screws driving torque: 25 Nm (2.5
kgm).
• Loosen the two screws (6) locking the lower plate (7) in
place on the slider unit (3).
• Pl:J1I the wheel-holder tube (8) complete with slider unit
(3) off the upper (2) and lower (7) plates.
NOTE
Where necessary, remove the other wheel-
holder tube - slider unit.
Carefully read 0.4.1 (PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL
INFORMATIONS) and 2.29 (INSPECTING THE FRONT
,AND REAR SUSPENSION).
NOTE
The operations described below are referred to
a single wheel-holder tube - slider unit, but are valid for
both.
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