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Removing and installing actuating control for reverser
- Remove screw (1).
- Remove actuating control (2) for reverser.
- Clean threads of screw (1), coat with Loctite 243 and install.
Removing and installing actuating unit for reverser
- Remove skirt.
- Remove left-hand section of engine spoiler.
- Remove screws (3, 4).
- Remove actuating unit for reverser (5).
- Remove nut (6).
- Remove selector lever for reverser (7) with switch unit (8).
- Remove switch, if necessary.
- Installation is the reverse of the removal procedure: pay particular attention to the following.
Note: Mount the switch unit for the reverser with the recess engaging the lug on the gearbox.
Note: Install the actuating control (2) with the grip projection at the top.
- Make sure that all cables are correctly routed and are not pinched or kinked.
- Route cables for side-stand switch, switch for reverser and gearbox switch behind the actuating unit for the reverser (arrow).
- Clean threads of screws (3), coat with Loctite 243 and install.
- Clip the cable for the oxygen sensor into the retaining clip on the actuating unit for the reverser.
Tightening torques:
- Switch unit for reverser to gearbox — 9 Nm
- Actuating control for reverser (clean thread and Loctite 243) — 6 Nm
- Reverser actuator to link M8 (clean thread and Loctite 243) — 24 Nm
- Link of reverser actuator to intermediate flange M8 (clean thread and Loctite 243) — 24 Nm
Disassembling/assembling double switch for reverse gear
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- Turn actuating lever (3) clockwise until the flats (arrows) are toward contacts (1).
- Remove the actuating lever.
Caution: Do not damage retainers (2) of the double switch.
- If necessary, remove the double switch for reverse-gear indication from the actuating lever.
- Assembly is the reverse of the disassembly procedure.