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Title: What have I done?
Post by: Major Slow on February 15, 2010, 04:15:31 PM
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Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: cyclops on February 15, 2010, 04:20:33 PM
Y is an 09 1198s all apart on ur bench ? Wat are u doing to it man ?
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: minnesotamonster on February 15, 2010, 04:22:18 PM
Details please.

Psst that looks like the S4R Mo
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: Major Slow on February 16, 2010, 04:19:50 AM
7500 mile service. It is the monster. getting ready to adjust the valves and change the belts.
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: atomic410 on February 16, 2010, 04:56:07 AM
It needs an ABM rear rotor [bacon]
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: Major Slow on February 16, 2010, 07:00:20 AM
Quote from: atomic410 on February 16, 2010, 04:56:07 AM
It needs an ABM rear rotor [bacon]

yes it does!! do you know how one would go about getting one?

Jake; you should stop by and take a look so you can do yours when its time.
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: minnesotamonster on February 16, 2010, 08:16:09 AM
That would be great John, thanks!  I was going to have silverback do a full service on it this spring since I don't have any service history on it. Maybe if it doesn't seem too intimidating I'll give it a shot myself.
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: Major Slow on February 16, 2010, 08:25:50 AM
Quote from: minnesotamonster on February 16, 2010, 08:16:09 AM
That would be great John, thanks!  I was going to have silverback do a full service on it this spring since I don't have any service history on it. Maybe if it doesn't seem too intimidating I'll give it a shot myself.

I am going to try and do it in friday. you are welcome to come over and watch.
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: minnesotamonster on February 16, 2010, 09:03:15 AM
Do you have a time in mind?
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: Major Slow on February 16, 2010, 10:53:08 AM
I probably will start in the morning. 9:30 or 10
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: cyclops on February 16, 2010, 03:12:38 PM
Quote from: minnesotamonster on February 15, 2010, 04:22:18 PM
Details please.

Psst that looks like the S4R Mo

Oh my bad, saw red frame and just assumed it was his 1198  [roll]
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: daftduc on February 16, 2010, 04:48:35 PM
I should get my 12,000 mile service in.  I'd love to watch too but I'm one of those people that work on fridays.   ;)
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: Schwanger on February 16, 2010, 05:17:58 PM
Quote from: daftduc on February 16, 2010, 04:48:35 PM
I should get my 12,000 mile service in.  I'd love to watch too but I'm one of those people that work on fridays.   ;)

Don't worry if you show up on saturday he'll still be working on it.   ;D
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: minnesotamonster on February 16, 2010, 05:33:14 PM
Lol I work Friday too, so I'm out unfortunately.
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: Major Slow on February 16, 2010, 06:34:07 PM
Quote from: Schwanger on February 16, 2010, 05:17:58 PM
Don't worry if you show up on saturday he'll still be working on it.   ;D

not saturday but sunday it will still be apart. It really seems to be easier than people make it out. I ran the feeler gauge around today and a couple seem to be near the tolerance. I will have to play with it a bit. The manual says to remove the head. That seems a little drastic. We used to change valve springs by brazing a air nipple to a spark plug to hold the valves up.  The manual also talks about a special tool to move the closers out of the way that I have to figure on.

all in all it looks like [bacon]
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: Vino900 on February 18, 2010, 06:37:25 AM
You can push a small rubber hose through the spark plug hole to keep the valve from falling in.
[wine]
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: fasterblkduc on February 18, 2010, 07:44:12 AM
The hose is a good idea. Or, rig up a clamp that grabs the valve stem. That's what I do. You will need a good magnet to grab the keepers, and a flathead screwdriver for your "special tool"  [beer]
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: Major Slow on February 18, 2010, 11:53:30 AM
Thanks all,

It looks like 2 might be out of tolerance..... on differnet cams of course.

when you are this far into it do you just bite the bullet and put all of them in to the adjusting clearence(0.18 to 0.23 mm) rather than leave them in the checking clearence(0.10 to 0.25 mm) spec.

Do all of the ducati dealers, Delano, moto, and silverback do shim exchanges?



Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: cyclops on February 18, 2010, 04:45:49 PM
U know if u did this on sunday, we cud all come over and watch after breeakfast at The Local  [coffee] ...

Or we should have a valve adj session , we all bring our bikes and do them together  [moto] ... I got 2 that need it ... im not sure if i shud ... I may need adult supervision ...  or pay someone to do it  :-\
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: daftduc on February 18, 2010, 05:52:05 PM
I opened mine up last spring and put feeler gauges between the gaps.  What I found was I couldn't really tell what level of resistance was right for an accurate measurement.  I've read some say it should feel like putting it through pages of a phone box.  Well how big a phone book and at the bottom or top?

Practically speaking what does valves that are off a bit mean? 

Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: Major Slow on February 18, 2010, 05:56:20 PM
I'm sure it will still be apart Sunday. Come on over and I'll make you flapjacks and [bacon]
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: minnesotamonster on February 18, 2010, 07:33:47 PM
Bacon?!  Might be worth the trip now.
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: Major Slow on February 20, 2010, 04:50:53 PM
all:
Mo is stopping by sunday morning some time after 9. everyone is welcome.

bad news is it will take  special tool to retime the cam belts..... .
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: minnesotamonster on February 20, 2010, 06:04:17 PM
Quote from: Major Slow on February 20, 2010, 04:50:53 PM
all:
Mo is stopping by sunday morning some time after 9. everyone is welcome.

bad news is it will take  special tool to retime the cam belts..... .

I will be there as well if that's alright with you  :)
Title: Re: What have I done?
Post by: Major Slow on February 20, 2010, 06:12:05 PM
Quote from: minnesotamonster on February 20, 2010, 06:04:17 PM
I will be there as well if that's alright with you  :)

Flapjacks and  [bacon]