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| #1  17-Apr-2005, 17:00 | ||||
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| I think that it’s important to differentiate here between flaking and wear.  Premature wear (perhaps accelerated by the inherent 90-second lubrication delay during startup) likely due to inadequate chrome thickness. 888 and first production run 916 rockers didn’t exhibit this problem. Note that no chrome flaking has occurred on these rockers.  Damage to the chrome plating probably caused by an error in setting the valve lash clearance too tight resulting in an interference with the cam lobe. No wear.  Here, flaking of the chrome finish at the rocker’s edge probably caused by a manufacturing process defect. For the ‘96 model year Ducati shifted to a new outside supplier and flaking issues began. Note that no wear is evident adjacent to this area indicating adequate lubrication. [Edited on 4-17-2005 by Shazaam!]  |
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