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Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Overhaul of the gearbox

Check the condition of the front coupling dogs of the gears. They must be in perfect condition and with no sign of wear on the edges of the teeth.

The idler gears must rotate freely on their shafts.

When refitting, make sure the circlips are correctly positioned.

Check the needle roller bearings for wear.

The threads and splines of the shafts must be in perfect condition.

Also check that the component parts of the gear selector mechanism are in good condition.

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Overhaul of the gearbox


Engage the gears and check that the gearchange mechanism does not stick (selector fork - gear groove, and fork pin - desmodromic drum groove) due to incorrect end float. Restore the correct end float by shimming the gearbox shafts and the selector drum with suitable shims.

For the total gearbox shaft and selector drum end clearance values, refer to sect. 3 - 1.1, Gearbox.

Disassembly of the gearbox shafts
Place the shaft in a vice in such a way as to facilitate the disassembly operations. Important Take care not to invert the positions of the shims on reassembly: this would potentially lead to jam ...

Inspection of the gear selector forks
Visually inspect the gear selector forks. Bent forks must be renewed as they may lead to difficulties in gear changing or may suddenly disengage when under load. Use a feeler gauge to check the ...

Other materials:

External components
Oil breather valve O-ring Sealing washer Gear position sensor Cylinder barrel/head stud Nipple By-pass spring Plug Plug Aluminium gasket Nut Lock washer Timing gear pair Key Key O-ring Screw Locating dowel Starter idler gear Washer Gear shaft O-ring ...

Engine setting function (engine power control)
This function customises engine power and output. To access the function it is necessary to view the "setting" menu page 48, using button (1, fig. 14) ?" "or (2, fig. 14) ?" "select the "riding mode"function and press the reset button (12, fig. 12) T ...

Warning indication (alarms/signals)
The dashboard activates in real-time some warnings / malfunction that are not dangerous for the correct operation of the vehicle. At key-on (at the end of the check) one or more "warnings" are displayed if they are active. When a "warning" is triggered, the indication (amber yellow) remai ...

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