Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > Socket size.......

[swannymere]

Got the info straight from my DUCATI Workshop manual,nice to know it's accurate,sorry for any inconvienience caused

[ace]

got my info straight from my socket set !!! had to adjust my chain !!

[HW]

Don't mean to throw a socket (erm, spanner) in the works, but doesn't it depend on waht tpe of swing arm you have? Or are the later models the same nut size?

[swannymere]

Usually just grab whatever socket fits,would'nt have a clue what size it was,so i looked it up

[swannymere]

Mine's grey swing arm 03 model

[ace]

best bet then is to take a bloody tape measure to it then !!! not rocket science !!!
not ace !!

[swannymere]

:P Just took a micrometer to it 36mm and so is my socket.WTF,my manual says 30mm and someone else posted 30mm and 180nm but has now deleted the post.
'Not very Ace' what does that mean?

[Rally]

Originally posted by swannymere
my manual says 30mm and someone else posted 30mm and 180nm but has now deleted the post.

That was me Didn't want to duplicate the (mis)information

The manual says 30mm... but probably refers to the thread of the axle not the socket you require. Oops.

If it's any consolation Logyk, I have a titanium axle nut supplied by a well known Tasty supplier which, when I came to fit it last weekend turned out to be totally the wrong size.

[ace]

my attempt at a joke obviously not !!! seriously , if they get the size wrong wot about the torque settin

[Rally]

Yeah, it should be 18 Nm. <=== and that's my attempt at a joke. :P