Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Refitting the cylinder heads pulleys/fixed tensioners

Check that the keyway on the end of the camshaft is in good condition and without burrs.

Fit a woodruff key (b) in the keyway of each camshaft.

Fit the pulley (11) on the camshaft, inserting the woodruff key in the in the slot (c) in the pulley.

Apply the recommended grease to the threads on the end of the camshaft.

Repeat the procedure on the other camshaft.

Insert the tool code 88713.1806 Into the pulleys to prevent rotation.

Apply the recommended grease to the mating face of the nut (21).

Fit the nut (21).

Carry out the same operations on the other camshaft.

Important

Always fit new nuts on reassembly.

Using the bush supplied with tool with part no. 88713.1806 And a torque wrench, tighten the ring nuts (21) to the specified torque of 71 nm (min. 64 Nm - max. 78 Nm) (sect. 3 - 3, Engine torque settings).

Insert the fixed tensioners (13), with bearings and washers (7), into the cylinder head pins and tighten the nuts (8) to a torque of 25 nm (min. 22 Nm - max. 28 Nm) (sect. 3 - 3, Engine torque settings).

Undo the locking screws (22) of the pulleys, turning them anti-clockwise through 90 +/- 5.

Check that the pulleys have no end float and can rotate freely at all points along the full length of the slots.