Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Overhaul of the gearbox
Check the condition of the front coupling dogs of the gears. They must be in perfect condition and with no sign of wear on the edges of the teeth.
The idler gears must rotate freely on their shafts.
When refitting, make sure the circlips are correctly positioned.
Check the needle roller bearings for wear.
The threads and splines of the shafts must be in perfect condition.
Also check that the component parts of the gear selector mechanism are in good condition.
Engage
Engage the gears and check that the gearchange mechanism does not stick (selector fork - gear groove, and fork pin - desmodromic drum groove) due to incorrect end float. Restore the correct end float by shimming the gearbox shafts and the selector drum with suitable shims.
For the total gearbox shaft and selector drum end clearance values, refer to sect. 3 - 1.1, Gearbox.
Disassembly of the gearbox shafts
Place the shaft in a vice in such a way as to facilitate the disassembly
operations.
Important
Take care not to invert the positions of the shims on reassembly:
this would potentially lead to jam ...
Inspection of the gear selector forks
Visually inspect the gear selector forks. Bent forks must be renewed as they
may lead to difficulties in gear changing or
may suddenly disengage when under load.
Use a feeler gauge to check the ...
Other materials:
Suspensions
Front
Hydraulic upside-down fork provided with external adjusters
for rebound and compression damping and preload (for inner
springs of fork legs).
Stanchion diameter:
50 mm, coated.
Rear wheel travel:
120 mm
Rear
The shock absorber is adjustable for rebound and
compression, with remot ...
Removal of the engine
In order to remove engine you must first remove a series of other components
from the motorcycle.
Most of these removal procedures are described in the relative sections of this
manual.
The following flow chart illustrates the logical sequence in which the parts are
to be removed from th ...
Refitting the seat
Note
Apply recommended grease to the hole (a) of latch (6).
Fit the seat (1) as follows: insert the tabs (b) (on the front side) under
the rubber pads (c) of the gloves compartment;
then push the seat rear side until hearing the lock latch click.
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