VESPA LXV 125, Service Station Manual

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Removing the timing system drive
- Remove the parts listed below first: transmission
cover, belt driving pulley, oil pump pulley cover and
pinion separator washer.
- Remove the tappet cover.
- Remove the central screw fastener and the au-
tomatic valve-lifter retaining cover, as shown in the
figure.
- Remove the return spring of the automatic valve
lifter assembly and the automatic valve lifter as-
sembly and its end of stroke washer.
- Loosen the central screw on the tensioner first.
- Remove the two fixings shown in the figure.
- Remove the tensioner with its gasket.
- Remove the internal hex screw and the counter-
weight shown in the figure.
- Remove the camshaft command pulley and its
washer.
- Remove the command sprocket wheel and the
timing chain.
- Remove the screws indicated in the figure, the
spacer bar and the tensioner pad.
The chain tensioning pad must be removed from
the transmission side. As regards the lower chain
guide pad, it may only be removed after the head
has been removed.
N.B.
IT IS ADVISABLE TO MARK THE CHAIN IN ORDER TO EN-
SURE THAT THE INITIAL DIRECTION OF ROTATION IS
MAINTAINED.
See also
Transmission cover
Removal
Removing the driving pulley
Engine
LXV 125
ENG - 98