General Maintenance Indications - Ducati Monster 695 User Manual

Dangerous products – warnings
Never attempt to clean the brake assembly using compressed air or a dry brush.
Brake fluid
Warning
Avoid spilling brake fluid onto plastic, rubber or paint-finished parts or they will damage. Protect these
parts with a clean shop cloth before proceeding to service the motorcycle. Keep away from children.
Battery
Warning
The battery gives off explosive gases. Keep away from sources of ignition, such as sparks and flames.
Do not smoke near the battery. Make sure the area is well ventilated when charging a battery.

General maintenance indications

A word of advice
Ducati would like to suggest that you follow the instructions below so to ensure an efficient, fault-free
motorcycle operation.
When diagnosing breakdowns, primary consideration should always be given to what the customer
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reports. Your questions to the customer should aim at clarifying the problem.
Diagnose the problem systematically and accurately before proceeding further. This manual provides
- the theoretical background for troubleshooting that should be combined with personal experience and
attendance at Ducati training courses.
Repair work should be planned carefully in advance to prevent any unnecessary downtime, for
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example picking-up of required spare parts or arrangement of required tools, etc.
Time and money can be saved by limiting the number of operations needed to reach the part to be
- repaired. The disassembly procedure in this manual describes the most efficient way to reach a part
to be repaired.
General advice on repair work
Always use top quality tools. Lift the motorcycle only with devices in full compliance with relevant
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European directives.
During repair work always keep the tools within reach, possibly in the right order. Never put them on
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the vehicle or in hardly reachable places or somehow hidden.
- Work place must be neat and clean.
- During repair work always change gaskets, seals and split pins.
When loosening or tightening nuts and bolts, always start with the largest and always start from the
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center. Tighten nuts and bolts working crossways; tighten to the specified torque.
- At disassembly, mark any parts and positions which might easily be confused at reassembly.
- Use Ducati original spare parts only. Use the recommended lubricants only.
- Use special service tools where specified.
Ducati Technical Bulletins often contain updated versions of the service procedures described in this
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manual. Check the latest Bulletins for details.
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