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:
The immobilizer system
For additional antitheft protection, the motorcycle is
equipped with an immobilizer, an electronic system that
locks the engine automatically whenever the ignition switch
is turned off.
The grip of each ignition key contains an electronic device
that modulates the output signal from a special ...
Removal of the lubrication system
Disconnect the sensor (12) of the main wiring.
Open the pipe grommet (11).
Undo the screw (8) and slide out the plate (9).
Slide the tubes (7) out of the half-casing having care not to damage the tubes
o-rings (a) that guarantee the coupling
sealing.
Undo and remove the sc ...
Checking the frame
Check the dimensions of the frame against the dimensions shown here to
determine whether it needs to be realigned or
renewed.
Important
Damaged frames must be changed, not repaired. Any work carried out on the
frame can give rise to potential danger,
infringing the requirements of ec directi ...