Ducati Diavel Owners Manual: Checking brake pads for wear
Check brake pads wear through the inspection hole in the callipers.
Change both pads if friction material thickness of even just one pad is about 1 mm.
Warning
Friction material wear beyond this limit would lead to metal support contact with the brake disc thus compromising braking efficiency, disc integrity and rider safety.
Important
Have the brake pads replaced at a ducati dealer or authorised service centre.
Checking brake and clutch fluid level
The levels should not fall below the min marks on the
respective reservoirs.
If the level is too low, air can get into the circuit, thus
impairing the efficiency of the system.
Brake and clutc ...
Lubricating cables and joints
Check the outer sheath of the throttle control and cold start
lever cables for damage at regular intervals. The outer plastic
cover should not be flattened or cracked. Operate the
controls to make ...
Other materials:
Refitting the side stand
Place the stand plate on the rear shock absorber support; bring adjuster (14)
in line with bracket (s) and start the screw
(12) in the nut behind the bracket (s).
Insert the screws (11), (3) and (10) fully home in this order, but do not
tighten.
Loosen the screw (12) with the relative nut ...
Gear change pedal
When released, the gear change pedal (1, fig. 96)
Automatically returns to rest position n in the centre. This is
indicated by the instrument panel light n (2, fig. 4) Coming on.
The pedal can be moved:
down = press down the pedal to engage the 1st gear and to
shift down. At this point the n ...
Disassembling the water radiator unit
The procedure is the same for both radiators.
Loosen the screws (15), (21) and (25) to remove the air duct (24) from the right
radiator (13).
Undo the screws (12) and (14) to remove the half-fairing (23) from the
radiator.
Radiator inspection
Visually inspect the oil co ...