Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Rear shock absorber assembly
- Special screw
- Screw
- Nut
- Grub screw
- Bush (right)
- Bush (left)
- Screw
- Sealing ring
- Roller bearing
- Linkage (left)
- Shock absorber (rear)
- Linkage (right)
- Spacer
- Special screw
- Screw
- Bush
- Ball joint
- Rocker arm assembly
- Support
- Washer
- Nut
- Screw
- Shock absorber adjuster support
- Screw
- Support
- Rubber pad
- Screw
- Clamp
- Plate
- Screw
- Hose clip
- Washer
- Screw
- Knob
- Nut
- Grub screw
- Screw
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Diavel abs rear suspension
Diavel carbon abs rear suspension
Important
Bold reference numbers in this section identify parts not shown in the figures alongside the text, but which can be found in the exploded view diagram.
Rear suspension system
The rear suspension system uses a hydraulic mono-shock absorber (11) with rebound and spring preload adjustment.
This system consists of a rocker arm (18) and two linkages (10) and (12) fixed to the swingarm and the engine.
The shock absorber is pivot-mounted to the swingarm at the lower end and to the engine at the upper end. This system gives the motorcycle excellent stability.
To adjust the rear shock absorber refer to sect. 4 - 3, Adjusting the rear shock absorber.
- Removal of the rear shock absorber
- Disassembly of rear shock absorber - rocker arm - linkage assembly
- Reassembly of rear shock absorber - rocker arm - linkage assembly
- Refitting the rear suspension
- Removal of the shock absorber support
- Refitting the shock absorber support
Refitting the steering head components
Important
The steering tube bearings (6) are identical but in no case may their
components be swapped around during reassembly.
Clean all contact surfaces and lubricate with the recommended grease ...
Removal of the rear shock absorber
Loosen the screws (22) and remove the assembly (34) from the frame.
Loosen the screws (27) and remove the tank unit (s) of the shock absorber
from the support (19).
Hold the lh bush (6 ...
Other materials:
Refitting the intake manifold and coolant union
Apply prescribed threadlocker to the fitting (12), start it with seal (24)
and tighten it to a torque of 2.5 Nm (min. 2 Nm -
max. 3 Nm) (sect. 3 - 3, Frame torque settings).
Install the pipe (b) and tighten the clamp (a) to the torque of 1 nm +/- 10%
(sect. 3 - 3, Engine torque settings).
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Refitting the timing belt driveshaft pulleys
To fit the circlip (10) in the driveshaft seat, use the tool code 88713.2834.
Install the inner spacer (17) on the driveshaft, taking care to align the
notch in the spacer with the slot for the woodruff
key.
Fit the first woodruff key (16) on the timing belt driveshaft.
Locate the ...
Information about the model
Identification data
Diavel identification data
Each ducati motorcycle has two identification numbers -the frame number and
the engine number- and an ec nameplate
(a) (not present on the us version).
Note
Please quote these numbers, which identify the motorcycle model, when
ordering spare pa ...