Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Steering damper

[centurysup]

Just noticed that the (standard) steering damper on my 998 is rubbing against the tank. While it's not taken any paint off the tank, it is marking it.

Anyone else come across this and, if so, how did you fix it?

Cheers.

[Edited on 4-8-2005 by centurysup]

[m1keyp]

Have you (or someone else) rem,oved the damper?

If so it may ahave had the mount reffited wrongly.

[centurysup]

Me do anything mechanical to the bike? No way Mikey.

I've had the bike from new and as far as I know the damper's never been removed. Not sure how long it's been doing this for but I only noticed it fairly recently.

[dave996]

Can you take a pic from the top so we can see please

[neil748r]

There's a little rubber "O" ring under the damper mount. These degrade over time which allows too much movement of the rose joint in the damper mount - result, the damper falls back against the tank.

[centurysup]

Cheers Neil, that sounds like exactly what's happened. It's going into the workshop today anyway to get some bling fitted so I'll get them to check it while it's in.

[neil748r]

Not the local dealer begining with "A" hopefully?

[centurysup]

You have a U2U Neil.

[centurysup]

Fixed. Neil, your suggestion was spot on.