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.
Engage
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:
Oil pump
Complete oil pump assembly
O-ring
Circlip
O-ring
Pump body
Circlip
Reducer bush
Spring washer
Screw
Screw
Spring washer
Pump drive gear
Key
By-pass plug
Locating bush
By-pass spring
By-pass valve
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Tips for use on the track
We recommend level 8 be used for a couple of full laps (to
allow the tyres to warm up) in order to get used to the
system. Then try levels 7, 6, etc., In succession until you
identify the dtc intervention level that suits you best (always
try each level for at least two laps to allow the tyres t ...
Refitting the lubrication system
Note
Before fitting the pipes (7), it is recommended to check the presence of
the o-rings (e). Lubricate them by using engine
oil.
If the nipples (5) have been removed from the radiator insert a washer (6) on
each nipple (5) and apply specific
threadlocker on threads on the radiator side ...