APRILIA RSV 1000 R, Workshop Manual

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CYCLE PARTS
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RSV 1000 R - RSV 1000 R FACTORY
5.7.3. REMOVING THE FINAL DRIVE UNIT
• Remove the rear wheel.
CAUTION
Proceed with care. If the final drive unit (1) is
installed on the flexible coupling holder (2), do
not overturn or rotate the rear wheel in hori-
zontal position on the rear sprocket side (A),
since the final drive unit would come off and
fall down, with the risk of damaging the rear
sprocket (3).
NOTE Do not unscrew the five nuts (4). The whole final
drive unit must be extracted from the flexible coupling
holder.
•
Working (B) with both hands on the outer diameter of
the sprocket (3), extract the final drive unit keeping it
parallel to the wheel axis.
REASSEMBLY
NOTE Keep the final drive unit parallel to the wheel axis. To
introduce the unit, insert the flexible couplings (5) in the cor-
responding seats on the flexible coupling holder (2).
• Working (C) with both hands on the outer diameter of
the sprocket (3), insert the final drive unit in the flexible
coupling holder (2).
NOTE Perform the operation described below only if the left
(6) and/or the right spacer ring (7) have come off their seats.
• Insert the left (6) and/or the right spacer ring (7) in the
respective seats, with the longer diameter towards the
outside of the vehicle.