Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Frame inspection

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 ...

Disassembly of structural components and the frame

Before carrying out dimensional checks on the frame, you must remove all the superstructures fitted, referring to the removal procedures outlined in the sections of this manual. The rear subfram ...

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Steering angle adjustment
Loosen the nuts (17) and adjuster screws (16) on both sides of the bottom yoke. Use a 6 to 6.5 Mm spacer (a) fitted to the fork outer tube, or use a gauge. Turn the front forks to the right until the spacer (a) is seated against the frame top tube. Tighten the adjuster screw (16) to ...

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 ...

Removal of the front forks
Before removing the front forks, it is first necessary to remove the following parts: Loosen the clamp screws (1) holding the fork legs to the steering head (3). Loosen the clamp screws (2) and (26) securing the fork legs to the bottom yoke (4). Withdraw the fork legs (5) and (6) downwar ...