APRILIA Tuono V4 1100 Factory Service Station Manual page 462

Suspensions
DUAL LINKAGE
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Working on the left hand side of the
vehicle, unscrew the two nuts (3) fas-
tening the dual linkage to the frame and
to the shock absorber, pulling the re-
spective screws out from the right hand
side to remove them.
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Remove the dual linkage.
WARNING
WHEN REINSTALLING, MAKE SURE THAT THE ARROW
STAMPED ONTO THE DUAL LINKAGE POINTS TOWARDS
THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS SHOWN.
CAUTION
UPON REFITTING, GREASE THE FULCRUM POINTS ON THE CONNECTING ROD ASSEMBLY.
PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE CORRECT POSITIONING OF THE PARTS AND CHECK SEV-
ERAL TIMES THAT JOINTS MOVE SMOOTHLY.
Checking
CAUTION
CHECK THAT NO COMPONENT IS NOTICEABLY DISTORTED, DAMAGED, CRACKED AND/OR
DENTED.
REPLACE ALL DAMAGED COMPONENTS.
ROLLER BEARING CAGE
Turn the roller bearings by hand. The bearings must turn smoothly without impediment or noise.
No endfloat is permitted.
Replace any roller bearings with any of the problems described above.
Apply grease to the rollers.
SEALS
Check the condition of the oil seals; replace if damaged or excessively worn.
ALWAYS REPLACE THE OIL SEALS WITH NEW COMPONENTS AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE
COMPONENTS OF THE SINGLE LINKAGE
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