Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Lights and indicating devices

Solenoid starter

Remove the protection cover (a). Undo the screws (2), taking care to collect the spring washers (3). Remove the starter motor-solenoid cable (4) and the solenoid-battery cable (5). Remo ...

Renewal of the headlight

Disconnect the headlight connectors (a) from the main wiring (refer to the tables of paragraph "routing of wiring on frame", sect. 6 - 1). Loosen nuts (2) that fix the front optical unit to th ...

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Lubricating cables and joints
Check the outer sheath of the throttle control and cold start lever cables for damage at regular intervals. The outer plastic cover should not be flattened or cracked. Operate the controls to make sure the inner cables slide smoothly inside the outer sheath: if you feel any friction or catching, ...

Reassembly of the cylinder head
The exhaust side can be identified by the three threaded holes on the flange. The intake side can be identified by the presence of four threaded holes on the flange. All the photos in this chapter refer to a vertical cylinder head. Valve guide sealing rings Position the cylinder head o ...

Refitting the cylinder heads pulleys/fixed tensioners
Check that the keyway on the end of the camshaft is in good condition and without burrs. Fit a woodruff key (b) in the keyway of each camshaft. Fit the pulley (11) on the camshaft, inserting the woodruff key in the in the slot (c) in the pulley. Apply the recommended grease to the t ...