[Ducati] Removing Crankshaft

[Barry]

I own a 1998 916 and after talking to Guy Martin of Brickwood perfromance,
and explaining the history of my bike, he said it would be in my best
interest to remove my crankshaft and have it inspected mainly for the
aluminum Galley plug which have a tendency to back out of the crank and
cause extreme grief.

So I do have a fair amount of experience since I have done a engine swap
last year with this bike putting in the 916 engine and removing the 748 that
I used to have. I am close to the point of removing the engine and splitting
the case. I have never gone this far before. I feel a little intimidated but
I am taking it slow filming things that I feel will help me when its time
for reassemble.

My question is what can I expect going this far, will I need any other
special tools to remove the crank, will I run into problems doing the
reassemble myself. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks

Barry