Disassembly And Overhaul Of The Shock Absorber Tie-Rod - Ducati 1098 2007 Manual

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G 7

Disassembly and overhaul of the shock absorber tie-rod

A
Unscrew and remove the upper bolt (4) and lower bolt (18).
Remove the tie-rod assembly (14).
B
C
The tie–rod (14) is comprised of a central shaft (19), two nuts (12) and (15), and two ball joints (13) and (16). Two mounting collars
D
(11) are located at the sides of each ball joint.
E
F
After removing the collars (11), check the amount of play in the ball joint by turning the internal ring by hand: change the ball joint
G if it has excessive play.
On reassembly, note that the nut (15) marked (A) has a left-hand thread: this nut is to be fitted to the end of the rod (19) also
marked (A).
H
L
M
The centre-to-centre distance between the two ball joints should be 285 mm.
Altering this distance will affect the rear ride height of the motorcycle.
Tighten the nuts (12) and (15) on the rod to the specified torque (Sect. C 3) while holding the rod against rotation with a wrench
on the central flats.
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P
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13
11
A
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18
14
12
19
11
15
16
A
15
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