| #1  01-Apr-2005, 23:29 | |||
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| 888 problems First up after cleaning all the crap off the swinging arm to remove it from the bike there appears to be a large fracture inline with the shaft chain side,it appears repairable. I dont know if this is a common problem or extremly rare. It may be wise to check your swinging arm when next replacing the chain set. Im also replacing all the wheel bearings the rear wheels where tough but came out with only a bit of violence,front ones slightly different as it is not clear in the ducati manual if you drive the speedo drive and dust cover out with the bearing in one go or have to remove these seperately,?but how? other problems incountered are siezed bolts holding the side stand support bracket these bolts where extremely hard and I had to helicoil one as all the threads where gone as the casing is ally. the nuts holding the rear suspension are prone to seizing and where hard to get a socket on youll need a very thinwalled socket. all the disc carriers bolts are seized and Im not sure wether its worth drilling these out as the wheel could be damaged. head bearings where rusty and very notchy with no grease visible at all (Nelly says this is common) these where easy to knock out and replace. Ducati no longer produce a gasket for the alternator casing and is replaced with a sealant let you know if it works. Suspension due back from ProV Twins today so another peice of the jigsaw,will it be ready for the summer god only knows? ian   |
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