Removing The Valves - Ducati Diavel Workshop Manual

Cylinder head assemblies: valves - rocker arms

Removing the valves

Operations
Remove the cylinder head assembly
from the engine
Remove the timing belt pulleys
Remove the coils
Remove the cylinder head covers,
the timing shaft supports and the
timing shafts
Raise the rocker arm (3) and remove the opening shim (5) from the valves with a pair of pliers.
Push down the closing rocker arms (16) and (4) and the closing shim (7).
Remove the half rings (6) from the valves with a magnetic screwdriver. Extract the closing shims (7) from the valve using
a pair of pliers.
Withdraw the valves (14) and (11) from underside of the cylinder head.
Repeat the same procedure for the other cylinder head.
Removing the valve rocker arms
With the cylinder head in the condition described in the previous paragraph, remove the rocker arms.
Unscrew the eight plugs (12) and recover the seals (15).
Section reference
9 - 4.5, Removal of the cylinder
heads
9 - 4.2, Removing of the cylinder
head pulley/fixed tensioner
Ignition coils
6 - 9,
9 - 4.4, Removal of the
camshafts