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:
Side stand button
Introduction
The side stand button is located on the side stand. Together with the signal
from the clutch button and the neutral signal
generated by the gear sensor (transmitted to the engine control unit over the
can line), the side stand position signal is
used to enable or disable engine s ...
Overhaul of the gearbox
Check the condition of the front coupling dogs of the gears. They must be in
perfect condition and with no sign of wear on
the edges of the teeth.
The idler gears must rotate freely on their shafts.
When refitting, make sure the circlips are correctly positioned.
Check the needle roller ...
Injectors
Introduction
The injectors used on the diavel are top feed units, meaning that fuel is fed
into the top of the injector itself. The
injectors contain a winding which raises a needle when electrically energised.
This opens the atomiser nozzle, through
which pressurised fuel is dispensed, gener ...