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use and maintenance
Pegaso 650
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Support the front wheel and remove the
axle (8) manually.
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Remove the spacer ring (9).
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Disconnect and remove the speedome-
ter drive (10) from the wheel seat.
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CAUTION
Never touch the front brake lever after
removing the front wheel. If you do, the
caliper pistons may be pushed out of
their seats, and brake fluid will be
spilled. Should you accidentally do this,
take your vehicle to your Local
APRILIA
Dealer who will know how to repair this
damage.
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Move the front wheel forward until you
can withdraw the disc from the brake cal-
iper (11).
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Remove the wheel completely by pulling
it forward.
REASSEMBLY
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Apply a thin film of lubricating grease,
see p. 104 (LUBRICANT CHART) to the:
– inside of the speedometer drive (10);
– outer seats of the wheel hub;
– front axle (8).
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Position the wheel on the support be-
tween the fork legs.
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Position the spacer ring (9) in its seat on
the wheel (left side of the vehicle).
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Position the boss of the speedometer
drive (10) in the appropriate seat on the
wheel hub.
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Correctly position the speedometer drive
seat in correspondence with the special
antirotation pin (12).
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CAUTION
While reassembling the wheel, be care-
ful not to damage the brake line, the
disc and the pads.
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Insert the wheel between the fork legs,
carefully introducing the disc into the
brake caliper.
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WARNING
The front wheel is heavy and can easily
crush your fingers should you get them
between any part of the wheel and the
front fork. Do not attempt to line up the
wheel and the axle clamps with your fin-
gers. Failure to heed this warning can
lead to serious personal injury.
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Move the wheel around until the axle
hole and the axle clamps are aligned.
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Shift the mudguard support (7) only as
much as necessary to insert the axle (8)
partially (from the right side of the vehicle).
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Push in the axle (8) completely (fitting
the spacer ring (9)) and tighten it to its
appropriate tightening torque.
Axle (8) tightening torque:
57.86 ftlb (80 Nm).
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Correctly position the mudguard support
(7).
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Remove the support (4) from under the
tire.
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Remove the support (2) from under the
vehicle.
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Correctly replace the oil pan guard (1),
see p. 82 (REMOVING THE OIL PAN
GUARD) .
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Retract the center stand, see p. 59 (PO-
SITIONING THE VEHICLE ON THE
STAND).
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Apply the front brake lever, and then
push down on the handlebars, com-
pressing the fork springs several times.
This will align the fork tubes.
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Place the vehicle on the center stand,
see p. 59 (POSITIONING THE VEHICLE
ON THE STAND).
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Screw and tighten the two screws (6).
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Tighten the two axle clamp screws (5).
Screw tightening torque:
7.23 ftlb (10 Nm).
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WARNING
After servicing the brakes, always
check them for function. If the stroke of
the lever is excessive, or if you detect
that the effectiveness of the brakes is
reduced in any way, have your vehicle
serviced by your Local
APRILIA
Dealer.
It may be necessary to have your dealer
bleed the system, or there may be some
other problem with the brake system.
Never ride your vehicle in traffic imme-
diately after servicing the brakes. Al-
ways apply the brake lever several
times before riding your vehicle. Then,
try your vehicle in a parking lot or other
safe area with little traffic to ensure that
the brakes are working properly. Fail-
ure to observe this warning can lead to
a serious accident with subsequent seri-
ous injury or death.
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