Torque for cahain adjustment screws?

Styler · Feb 17, 2013

I am about to adjust the chain tension, but of course the manual states the need for making sure the chain adjustment screws on the swing arm ( figure 180 on page 224) are tight, but provides no indication of the torque setting. Any key know?

zvez · Feb 17, 2013

Since ducati still hasn't come out with a manual. I'm going by my streetfighter manual as the swingarm is the same configuration.

35NM in a 1-2-1 sequence.

Styler said:
I am about to adjust the chain tension, but of course the manual states the need for making sure the chain adjustment screws on the swing arm ( figure 180 on page 224) are tight, but provides no indication of the torque setting. Any key know?

Styler · Feb 17, 2013

Thanks!
Hey, I cannot get the wheel to budge even the slightest; is there anything I need to loosen other than these screws before I use the c-spanner?

zvez · Feb 17, 2013

make sure those two bolts are fully loosened.

That said, I recall some individuals had a hard time budging the eccentric with the c spanner, if that's the case I'd button it up and take it to the dealer, let them loosen it up (some the bikes were shipped with underlubed eccentrics.

Styler said:
Thanks!
Hey, I cannot get the wheel to budge even the slightest; is there anything I need to loosen other than these screws before I use the c-spanner?

Styler · Feb 18, 2013

Well, I got it. It just took some elbow grease. Next time I go to the dealer I will ask them to lube it up. It took WAY too much effort (compared to my triumph) to move that puppy. Thanks for the torque specs.

Hogdog · Feb 18, 2013

My dealer's service dept said 25 ft-lbs on those bolts. I've done the adjustment and used that torque successfully. no probs yet. On the hard movement issue I had the same problem, I made sure the bolts were plenty loose and put a small pvc pipe 'cheater' on the spanner just to give a little more leverage and it moved smoothly in both directions. I think it's the large diameter of the eccentric hub and the small spanner working against each other. Worked fine.

zvez · Feb 18, 2013

that's 33.5 nm so close enough.

On the 1098 series bikes the 32-35nm range is quoted on the pinch bolts.

To prevent confusion since the bike is in metrics I try to use nM as listed in manuals.

Hogdog said:
My dealer's service dept said 25 ft-lbs on those bolts. I've done the adjustment and used that torque successfully. no probs yet. On the hard movement issue I had the same problem, I made sure the bolts were plenty loose and put a small pvc pipe 'cheater' on the spanner just to give a little more leverage and it moved smoothly in both directions. I think it's the large diameter of the eccentric hub and the small spanner working against each other. Worked fine.

Hogdog · Feb 18, 2013

zvez said:
that's 33.5 nm so close enough.

On the 1098 series bikes the 32-35nm range is quoted on the pinch bolts.

To prevent confusion since the bike is in metrics I try to use nM as listed in manuals.

yeah, I generally do the same since the manual is metric (what little specs they do provide on torque), but my 'Mercan' dealer gave it to me in ft-lbs. Go figure.

When do we get a service manual on this bike??!!

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