Changing The Transmission Oil - APRILIA RS 50 TUONO Use And Maintenance Book

CHANGING
THE TRANSMISSION OIL
Carefully read p. 22 (TRANSMISSION
OIL) and p. 39 (MAINTENANCE).
Check the transmission oil level every
4000 km (2500 mi), change it after the first
500 km (312 mi) and successively every
8000 km (5000 mi).
CHANGING
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Start the engine, see p. 32 (STARTING)
and let it idle for a few minutes, in order
to facilitate the outflow of the oil during
the draining phase.
NOTE
Position the vehicle on firm and
flat ground.
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Stop the engine and let it cool down for
at least ten minutes, in order to allow the
oil to flow back to the oil pan and to cool
down.
WARNING
When warmed up, the engine contains
hot oil; therefore, while carrying out the
operations described here below be
particularly careful, in order to avoid
burns.
Remove the right fairing, see p. 52
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(REMOVING THE SUMP GUARD).
Remove the exhaust silencer, see p. 54
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( R E M O V I N G T H E
SILENCER).
WARNING
Danger of fall or overturning.
When the vehicle is straightened from
the parking position to the driving
position, the stand goes automatically
up.
Keep the vehicle in vertical position, with
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the two wheels resting on the ground.
◆ Put a container (1) with at least 900 cm>
capacity in correspondence with the
drain plug (2).
Unscrew and remove the drain plug (2).
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Unscrew and remove the filling plug (3).
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Drain the oil and let it drip into the
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container (1) for a few minutes.
Remove the metal residues from the
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drain plug (2) magnet.
Check and if necessary replace the
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sealing washer of the drain plug (2).
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Screw and tighten the drain plug (2).
Drain plug (2) driving torque:
27 Nm (2.7 kgm).
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Pour about 820 cm> of transmission oil
through the filling opening (4), see p. 76
(LUBRICANT CHART).
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Tighten the filling plug (3).
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Start the engine, see p. 32 (STARTING)
and let it idle for about one minute, in
order to ensure the filling up of the
E X H A U S T
transmission oil circuit.
Check the oil level and top up if necessary,
s e e p . 4 4
T R A N S M I S S I O N O I L L E V E L A N D
TOPPING UP).
Tighten the filling plug and the drain
plug thoroughly and make sure that
there are no oil leaks.
Periodically check that there are no
leaks in correspondence with the oil
pan cover seal.
Do not use the vehicle with insufficient
lubrication or with contaminated or
unsuitable lubricants, since this would
accelerate the wear of the moving parts
and may also cause irreparable failures.
( C H E C K I N G T H E
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