Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Maintenance operations
- Vehicle pre-delivery
- Scheduled maintenance chart
- Maintenance operations
- Check engine oil level
- Changing the engine oil and filter cartridge
- Checking valve clearances
- Spark plugs replacement
- Changing and cleaning the air filters
- Checking the coolant level
- Changing the coolant
- Changing the brake fluid
- Changing the clutch fluid
- Draining the clutch hydraulic circuit
- Filling the clutch circuit
- Adjusting the steering head bearings
- Adjusting the chain tension
- Checking brake pad wear and changing brake pads
- Adjusting the throttle cable
- Adjusting the clutch lever and front brake lever
- Adjusting the position of the gear change and rear brake pedals
- Adjusting the front fork
- Adjusting the rear shock absorber
Appropriate diagnosis tools
97900.0211 Dds (ducati diagnosis system) without cables
97900.0227 Power cable and diagnosis
97900.0222 Power cable and diagnosis 1060838 (measurement module)
97900.0218 Vacuum sens ...
Vehicle pre-delivery
Transport packaging integrity check (if required);
Removal from the transport packaging (if required);
Motorcycle integrity check;
Check of the supplied kit completeness (refer to the parts l ...
Other materials:
Checking and adjusting the valve clearances
Note
For clarity, the figures show the engine removed from the frame.
Move the piston of the cylinder being checked to tdc of the power stroke: in
this condition, all the valves are closed and
the timing shafts come in neutral position and, therefore, free to rotate; check
to the valve cl ...
Removal of the swingarm
Before removing the parts in question, you must first carry out the following
operations:
Remove the rear wheel eccentric hub as described in chapter "removal of the
rear wheel eccentric hub and rear wheel
shaft" of this section.
Loosen screws (7) and remove the hose grommets (13), (15) ...
Adjusting the rear shock absorber
The adjuster (1) located on the lower connection holding the shock absorber
to the swingarm adjusts the damping during
the rebound phase (return).
The knob (2), located on the left side of the motorcycle, adjusts the preload of
the shock absorber external spring.
Turn the adjuster (1) clock ...