APRILIA 8140172, Service And Repair Manual

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ENGINE
RSV mille
3 - 42
DISASSEMBLY
◆ Use a felt pen to mark the contact surfaces (7) of the
main bushes on both halves of the engine casing so as
to provide an external visual reference.
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CAUTION
Do not perform any mechanical markings.
NOTE
Have the following appropriate special tools
&
to hand:
– (8) cod. 0277720 (driving shaft sleeve puller pad);
– (9) cod. 2777530 (countershaft sleeve puller pad).
◆ Heat the engine casing to approx. 150 °C (302 °F) for
approx. fifteen minutes.
◆ Remove the main bushes from the inside out, setting
them on a press and using the assembly pads (8 - 9).
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CAUTION
In order to insert and remove the main bushes, the
engine casing must be supported by applying a spac-
er tube around the main bush housing on the outside
for the engine to rest on.
NOTE
As a rule, the disassembled main bushes should
be replaced in pairs.