Steering bearing adjusting play (Aprilia Shiver 750)
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Place the vehicle so that the front wheel is off the ground.
Shake the fork in the riding direction.
Adjust if clearance is detected.
Unscrew and remove the U-bolt four fixing screws.
Remove the U-bolt.
Remove the handlebar and place it paying attention that oil in the clutch and front brake tanks does not spill out.
Unscrew and remove the top bolt on the headstock and retrieve the washer.
Operating from both sides, loosen the screws fixing the fork stems to the upper plate.
Undo and remove the two screws fixing the instrument panel support to the fork upper plate.
Slide off the fork upper plate by moving it towards the instrument panel.
Adjust the steering bearings preloading by tightening the ring nut with the specific tool.
Specific tooling: 020884Y 46 mm wrench for steering ring nut
When refitting the U-bolt, position the two references facing the front part of the vehicle.
Content created using information from the website Motoinstruction
See also specifications for this operation in this chapters: handlebar, front fork, steering.
Shake the fork in the riding direction.
Adjust if clearance is detected.
Unscrew and remove the U-bolt four fixing screws.
Remove the U-bolt.
Remove the handlebar and place it paying attention that oil in the clutch and front brake tanks does not spill out.
Unscrew and remove the top bolt on the headstock and retrieve the washer.
Operating from both sides, loosen the screws fixing the fork stems to the upper plate.
Undo and remove the two screws fixing the instrument panel support to the fork upper plate.
Slide off the fork upper plate by moving it towards the instrument panel.
Adjust the steering bearings preloading by tightening the ring nut with the specific tool.
Specific tooling: 020884Y 46 mm wrench for steering ring nut
When refitting the U-bolt, position the two references facing the front part of the vehicle.
Content created using information from the website Motoinstruction
See also specifications for this operation in this chapters: handlebar, front fork, steering.
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This article has been reviewed: Serafim Sazonov
Filling oil in front fork
Reassembling the front fork
Checking the components of front fork
Disassembling the front fork
Reassembling the front fork
Checking the components of front fork
Disassembling the front fork
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