Partial Cleaning - APRILIA PEGASO 650 IE - PART2 02-2001 Manual

REMOVAL
Remove the rider saddle, see p. 21 (UN-
LOCKING/LOCKING THE SADDLE).
Rotate the air conveyor (1) clockwise,
then lift and remove it.
Check the conditions of the gasket (2)
and change it if it is damaged.
Extract the air cleaner (3).
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CAUTION
Plug the opening with a clean cloth, in
order to prevent any foreign matter to
get ito the suction ducts.
Make sure that the filtering element is
positioned correctly, in such a way as
to prevent non-filtered air from entering.
Remember that the untimely wear of the
piston segments and the cylinder may
be caused by a faulty or uncorrectly po-
sitioned filtering element.

PARTIAL CLEANING

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CAUTION
Do not press or strike the metal net of
the air cleaner (3).
Do not use screwdrivers or alike.
Seize the air cleaner (3) vertically and
strike it more than once on a clean sur-
face.
If necessary, clean the air cleaner (3)
with a compressed air jet (directing it
from the inside towards the outside of
the filter).
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CAUTION
When cleaning the filtering element,
make sure that there are no tears.
Otherwise, change the filtering element.
Clean the outer part of the air cleaner (3)
with a clean cloth.
CHANGING
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CAUTION
Do not use filters that have already
been used.
Replace the air cleaner (3) with a new
one of the same type.
Put back the saddle, see p. 21 (UNLOCK-
ING/LOCKING THE SADDLE).
Every 6000 km (3750 mi) or 12 months,
remove the plug (4). Empty its content
into a container and deliver it to a salvage
centre.
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