Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Removal of the front forks
Before removing the front forks, it is first necessary to remove the
following parts: 
Loosen the clamp screws (1) holding the fork legs to the steering head (3).
Loosen the clamp screws (2) and (26) securing the fork legs to the bottom yoke (4).
Withdraw the fork legs (5) and (6) downwards in order to carry out to all the necessary overhaul operations.
Steering head: front fork
Screw
Screw
Steering head
Bottom yoke
Left fork leg assembly
Right fork leg assembly
Counter nut
Damper assembly
Bush
Spring
Preload tube
Collar
Washer
Top cap assembl ...
Overhauling the front forks
Note
It is advisable to loosen the top cap (14) when the fork is still fitted
to the motorcycle.
Note
The specific tools for the revision of the fork, are described in sect. 3
- 4, Specific too ...
Other materials:
Key to wiring diagram
Right-hand handlebar switch
Immobilizer
Hands free relay
Hands free
Front fuse box
Right fan
Left fan
Fan relay
Fuel pump relay
Ride-by-wire relay (etv)
Injection control unit (ems)
Rear fuse box
Data acquisition/diagnosis
Starter motor
Fused solenoid
Battery
Wirin ...
Adjusting throttle control free play
The throttle twistgrip must have free play of 1.5×2.0 Mm in
all steering positions, measured on the outer edge of the
twistgrip. If necessary, adjust it using the adjusters (1 and 2,
fig. 135) Located on the headstock on the right-hand side of
the vehicle.
Adjuster (1) is for throttle o ...
Low hands free key (hf) battery level
The activation of this (amber yellow) "warning" indicates that the hands free
system has detected that the battery that
permits the active key (a) to communicate and turn the vehicle on is almost
discharged.
Note
In this case replace as soon as possible the battery as indicated in sect.
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