Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Crankcase assembly

Refitting the alternator-side crankcase cover

Before the assembly make sure that the water pump unit is fitted on the generator cover (sect. 9 - 3.3, Refitting the water pump). If bearing (27) has been removed, lubricate its seat with speci ...

External components

Oil breather valve O-ring Sealing washer Gear position sensor Cylinder barrel/head stud Nipple By-pass spring Plug Plug Aluminium gasket Nut Lock washer Timing gear pair ...

Other materials:

Timing system
Desmodromic (type) with four valves per cylinder, operated by eight rocker arms (4 opening rockers and 4 closing rockers) and two overhead camshafts. It is operated by the crankshaft through spur gears, belt rollers and toothed belts. Desmodromic timing system (fig. 159) Opening (or upp ...

Storing the bike away
If the motorcycle is to be left unridden over long periods, it is advisable to carry out the following operations before storing it away: clean the motorcycle; empty the fuel tank; pour a few drops of engine oil into the cylinders through the spark plug bores, then turn the engine over by hand ...

Reassembly of the gearbox
To refit the gearbox components follow the procedure under sect. 9 - 9.2, Reassembly of the crankcase halves, relating to reassembly of the engine crankcase. As a final practical test, ensure that with the gearbox in neutral the front coupling dogs (a) of sliding gears (b) are equidistant o ...