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Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Renewal of the headlight

Disconnect the headlight connectors (a) from the main wiring (refer to the tables of paragraph "routing of wiring on frame", sect. 6 - 1).

Renewal of the headlight


Loosen nuts (2) that fix the front optical unit to the bottom yoke, and recover the washers (3).

Renewal of the headlight


Remove the complete front optical unit by sliding it upwards and releasing it from pins (b) of the supporting bracket.

Renewal of the headlight


Release the headlight from the front optical unit support by loosening the screws (4) and recovering the washers (5).

Renewal of the headlight


Renewal of the headlight


Refit the headlight on the front optical unit support, insert the spacers with collars (5) and the screws (4).

Apply the recommended threadlocker to the screws (4).

Tighten the screws (4) to a torque of 6 nm +/- 10% (sect. 3 - 3, Frame torque settings).

Renewal of the headlight


Renewal of the headlight


Check for the pads (6) on the supporting bracket.

Apply the recommended threadlocker to the screws (4).

Tighten the screws (4) to a torque of 6 nm +/- 10% (sect. 3 - 3, Frame torque settings).

Renewal of the headlight


Refit the front optical unit by placing its lower part on the pads (d) and inserting the pins (b) into the eyelets (c) of the supporting bracket.

Renewal of the headlight


Renewal of the headlight


Renewal of the headlight


Fix the front optical applying a torque of 10 nm +/- 10% (sect. 3 - 3, Frame torque settings) to the nuts (2) with washers (3).

Renewal of the headlight


Reconnect the headlight connectors (a) to the main wiring (refer to the tables of paragraph "routing of wiring on frame", sect. 6 - 1).

Renewal of the headlight


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