APRILIA V990 Manual page 44

DISASSEMBLING THE ENGINE
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NOTE
The following operations can be performed with-
out removing the engine from the frame.
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Move the protection element aside, unscrew and re-
move the nut, recover the washer and disconnect the
cable of the starter motor.
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Unscrew and remove the two M6 T.C.E.I. screws (1).
Screws (1) driving torque: 11 Nm (1.1 kgm).
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Pull out the starter motor (2).
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Carefully read 0.5.1 (PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL
INFORMATIONS).
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CAUTION
The head must be disassembled together with the
cylinder. This is the only way in which the head can
be detached from the actual cylinder.
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Remove the two spark plugs of the front cylinder (1)
from the head, see 0.4.1 (VEHICLE WORKSHOP
MANUALS).
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Unscrew and remove the five complete spacer screws
M6 (2) and remove the head cover (3) together with the
gasket.
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Unscrew and remove the two M10 T.C.E.I. screws (4)
and remove the support bracket (5).
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Remove the closing screw (6), made from plastic, com-
plete with O-ring (7) housed in the centre of the fly-
wheel cover.
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Remove the M8 T.C.E.I. screw (8) complete with seal.
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Use a size 14 mm (9) bent hexagon-head driver to turn
the driving shaft anticlockwise until the front piston is at
TDC (ignition).
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