Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Refitting the swingarm
Apply the recommended threadlocker to the screws (7).
Install the lower chain guard (15) on the swingarm (8), fastening it with the screws (7): tighten the screws (7) to a torque of 4 nm +/- 10% (sect. 3 - 3, Frame torque settings).
Locate the swingarm (8) on the frame.
Lubricate with recommended grease the swingarm shaft (1) with the screw (3) and insert it fully home on the frame and through the brackets (36).
On the bike opposite side fix the swingarm shaft (1) with the screw (3) after having lubricated it with recommended grease, and fit the washer (2) between frame and swingarm.
Tighten the screw (3) to the torque of 72 nm +/- 5% (sect. 3 - 3, Frame torque settings).
Position the rear brake hose, the rear speed sensor cable, and the rear wiring on the swingarm, by starting the screws (26) of the cable grommet (25).
Tighten the screw (26) to a torque of 8 nm +/- 10% (sect. 3 - 3, Frame torque settings).
Refit the upper chain slider (24) and the hose guide (13) and tighten the screws (7) to a torque of 4 nm +/- 10% (sect. 3 - 3, Frame torque settings).
Refit the rear wheel eccentric hub as described in chapter "refitting the rear wheel eccentric hub and rear wheel shaft" of this section.
Overhauling the rear swingarm
Inside the swingarm (8), in correspondence with the pivot point on the frame,
there is a pair of ball bearings (10) and a
spacer (11) on the rh side, and a pair of roller bearings (6), with sealing ...
Final drive
Circlip
Nut
Washer
Nut
Rear sprocket flange
Cush drive bush
Inner ring
Chain
Spacer
Chain cover
Screw
Nut
Lock washer
Front sprocket
Spacer
O-ring
Rear sprocket
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Other materials:
Disassembly of rear shock absorber - rocker arm - linkage assembly
Undo the screw (15) and remove the rear shock absorber (11) from the rocker
arm (18).
Undo
Undo the screw (14) and the nut (21) and remove the linkages (10) and (12)
from the rocker arm (18).
The rocker arm movement is obtained by needle roller bearings (9) rotating on
a spacer (1 ...
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 list supplied
together with the bike packaging);
Only if the bike is supplied in a crate: handle ...
General safety rules
Carbon monoxide
When a maintenance operation must be performed with the engine running, maker
sure that the working area is wellventilated.
Never run the engine in an enclosed space.
Warning
Exhaust fumes contain carbon monoxide, which is a poisonous gas that
can cause unconsciousness or e ...