Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Swingarm

Refitting the shock absorber support

If you had removed them, apply recommended grease on the threads of the adjusters (4) and the ring nuts (3) having care not to have grease on the surface (c) of the adjusters. Tighten the adjust ...

Removal of the rear wheel eccentric hub and rear wheel shaft

Before removing the eccentric hub, you must first remove the parts listed below. Slacken off the screws (34). Remove the spacer (20) and the inner ring (21) on the chain side and remove the ...

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Disassembly of rear shock absorber - rocker arm - linkage assembly
Undo the screw (15) and remove the rear shock absorber (11) from the rocker arm (18). Undo Undo the screw (14) and the nut (21) and remove the linkages (10) and (12) from the rocker arm (18). The rocker arm movement is obtained by needle roller bearings (9) rotating on a spacer (1 ...

High engine coolant temperature
The activation of this (amber yellow) "warning" indicates that the engine coolant temperature is high. It is activated when the temperature reaches 121C (250f). Note In this case, ducati recommends stopping and shutting off the engine immediately; make sure that the fans are workin ...

Main bearings
The main bearings have are of the angular contact type with offset inner races so that the balls transmit loads from one groove to the other along straight lines at an angle to the axis of the bearing. The angle-contact ball bearings are designed for bearing combined loading (radial-axial load ...