APRILIA RS 50 TUONO Use And Maintenance Book page 47

Push the wheel pin (5), by carefully
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acting on the threaded end and using a
rubber hammer if necessary.
NOTE
Check the arrangement of the
speedometer drive (10) and of the spacer
ring (9), in order to be able to reassemble
them correctly.
Support the front wheel and extract the
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wheel pin manually.
Take the spacer ring (9).
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Remove the wheel by withdrawing it from
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the front.
Disconnect the odometer control (10).
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Take the washer (11).
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Take the odometer control cover (12).
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REASSEMBLY
Carefully read p. 39 (MAINTENANCE).
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Spread a film of lubricating grease on the
whole length of the wheel pin (5), see
p. 76 (LUBRICANT CHART).
Join the washer (11) to the odometer
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control (10) (tang side (13)).
Position the tang (13) of the odometer
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control (10) in the appropriate seat on
the wheel hub.
Correctly insert the cover (12) on the
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odometer control (10).
Position the spacer ring (9) in its seat on
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the wheel.
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Position the wheel between the fork rods
on the support (4).
WARNING
Danger of injury.
Do not introduce your fingers to align
the holes.
Move the wheel until its central hole and
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the holes on the fork are aligned.
Introduce the wheel pin (5) completely.
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Position the washer (7) and tighten the
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nut (6) manually.
Make sure that the cover (12) is correctly
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coupled to the fork.
Lock the wheel pin (5) rotation.
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Tighten the nut (6) thoroughly.
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Nut (6) driving torque: 80 Nm (8 kgm).
CAUTION
While reassembling the wheel, be
careful not to damage the brake pipe,
the disc and the pads.
Insert the brake caliper (2) on the disc
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and position it so that its fastening holes
and the holes on the support are aligned.
NOTE
Upon reassembly of the brake
caliper, replace the caliper fastening
screws (1) with two new screws of the
same type.
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Screw and tighten the two screws (1)
that fasten the brake caliper.
Brake caliper screw (1) driving torque:
22 Nm (2.2 kgm)
Remove the front support stand
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Remove the rear support stand
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With pulled front brake lever, press the
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handlebar repeatedly, thrusting the fork
downwards. In this way the fork rods will
settle properly.
Tighten the screw (8) of the wheel pin
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clamp.
Screw (8) driving torque: 8 Nm (0.8 kgm)
WARNING
After reassembly, pull the front brake
lever repeatedly and check the correct
functioning of the braking system.
Check the wheel centering.
Have the driving torques, centering and
balancing of the wheel checked by your
aprilia Official Dealer, in order to avoid
accidents that may be harmful for you
and/or other people.
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