definitive SSS chain adjust ?

[ute]

so i have always just loosened the 2 top bolts on the axle and adjusted

but have been reading on the DOCC site about peeps who have broken / damaged the cam adjuster by not loosening the axle nuts ( the big ones on the side of the axle that hold the axle in place )
they say you should

so whats the word yea or nay on this

[Heath]

Adjusting chain tension
Move the motorcycle slowly until
finding the position at which the chain
is tightest.

Place the motorcycle on the side
stand.

Push the chain upwards with one
finger at swingarm mid-length (see
label).

The lower length of the chain should
have about 30-32 mm slack.

If not so, rectify as follows:
Loosen the two screws (1) securing
the rear wheel hub to the swingarm.
Apply the pin wrench (2) part no.
88713.1038 so that it engages a
sector of the eccentric hub.
Rotate the eccentric hub until
achieving correct chain tension.
Rotate counter clockwise to tension
up the chain; rotate clockwise to
slacken (when viewed from chain
side).

I don't see anything about it in the workshop manual.

[aaronb]

that makes no sense.  there is no connection between the axle and the swing arm.  just do the two bolts, you'll be fine. 

[brimo]

that makes no sense.  there is no connection between the axle and the swing arm.  just do the two bolts, you'll be fine. 

ditto... the c spanner should need very little force to turn it.

[desmoworks]

ditto... the c spanner should need very little force to turn it.

exactly - not sure why you would need to loosen the axle nut - it has nothing to do with it.

[Jeff_S2R1K]

I watched two Ducati mechanics tighten my chain and they loosened the 46mm nut that holds the wheel on.  I don't know why.    As stated above, it doesn't seem like it has anything to do with tightening the chain.

[Capo]

so i have always just loosened the 2 top bolts on the axle and adjusted

but have been reading on the DOCC site about peeps who have broken / damaged the cam adjuster by not loosening the axle nuts ( the big ones on the side of the axle that hold the axle in place )
they say you should

so whats the word yea or nay on this

Cam adjuster? I think there is some confusion between a SSS and a DSS. The SSS does not have cam adjusters. It would be impossible to rotate the eccentric hub without loosening the bolts that clamp the swing arm to it.

[RB]

Cam adjuster? I think there is some confusion between a SSS and a DSS. The SSS does not have cam adjusters. It would be impossible to rotate the eccentric hub without loosening the bolts that clamp the swing arm to it.

+1

[Munch]

I watched two Ducati mechanics tighten my chain and they loosened the 46mm nut that holds the wheel on.  I don't know why.    As stated above, it doesn't seem like it has anything to do with tightening the chain.

Time to find a new mechanic!

[ute]

great response guys

thats what i have been doing

just wasn't sure if there was a "cam" inside the esentric hub

thanks

[aaronb]

great response guys

thats what i have been doing

just wasn't sure if there was a "cam" inside the esentric hub

thanks

no cam in the eccentric.  just a big ol' chuck of aluminum with some bearings pressed in.