Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Testastretta Deep Sump Torque Settings

[Stealth]

Grateful if anyone can tell me the torque seetings for the four hex socket bolts holding the sump plate at the base of the deep sump. Bike is a 998R but I guess it is the same for the S and the 996R.

[MARTIN H]

I have them written down somewhere, will have a look when hangover clears. I know its only a very small amount as I misread the settings when I did mine! As I was tightening them I thought to myself these are much too tight and then one snapped, Silly mistake.

[Stealth]

Thanks Martin.

I torqued them to 10nm this morning but began to get a bit concerned that this felt too much - so have slackened them awaiting the correct figure.

My slight worry was, that when I took the plate off first time the bolt were finger tight.

Cheers

Tim

[nelly]

9Nm. 10 will be ok.

[Stealth]

thanks Nelly

[clint]

Originally posted by nelly
9Nm. 10 will be ok.

I presume the above torque setting is the same for the deep sump 999 engines.

Clint.

[MARTIN H]

Nelly beat me to it.

[Stealth]

Have got back my piece of mind and retightened to 9NM. Was bit concerned I may have overtightened and was anticipating that horrible feeling where the torque increases and then the bolt goes horribly loose. Luckily that didn't happen, so I can look forward to the bottom of the negine and all of its 3.8l of oil staying in the right place.

Thanks to all who helped

[DC]

[i] Was bit concerned I may have overtightened and was anticipating that horrible feeling where the torque increases and then the bolt goes horribly loose.

Do ya get that a lot, When working on yer bike??:P

[Stealth]

It only needs to happen once to get that sinking feeling forever after....

..... and you got to admit the idea of drilling out a crankcase to rethread it.. .. is just toooooo aweful to contemplate