[Ducati] Removing Crankshaft

[Barry]

Hey Kevin

I live in Spruce Grove Alberta, just outside of Edmonton.

Barry


On 12/30/07 1:07 PM, "Kevin Desjardins" <kbdesjardins at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Barry, where are you in Canada, there is a good Ducati mechanic in
> Calgary Alberta
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Kevin and Brenda Desjadins
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On Behalf
> Of Barry
> Sent: December 30, 2007 12:33 PM
> To: Ducati Owners Group
> Subject: Re: [Ducati] Removing Crankshaft
> 
> Thank you all for your advise. I must admit I am feeling to intimidated and
> uncomfortable to split the case, if I was working with some one who had
> experience like you guys I could learn and push my limits that much further
> next time. But up here in Canada there isn't much around for Duc shops, in
> fact the closest one is 300 miles away from where I am, and since they are
> the only ones that keep stock, they charge incredibly high, and they are not
> willing to lend any advise, and they are so busy they can never help unless
> the bike sits at there shop for a month, and there goes my race week ends.
> 
> 
> Any ways I have learned enough to do the top end maintenance, like shim
> clearances and cam belts, I know I can keep my bike healthy and strong for
> the race track. So to make a long story short, I will drop the motor (
> gently ) and send the whole case to Guy Martin, along with the heads, from
> that point I feel confident getting everything back together.
> 
> When I have the motor back together I would like to look at throttle body
> synchronization and other little adjustments just to have a good running
> race bike. Thanks again all.
> 
> Barry
> 
> 
> On 12/30/07 9:06 AM, "Dave Weaver" <gumby647 at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>> I'm pretty sure you should have some preload on the main bearings. I
>> know that's how we set up the race engines and it's also how the shop
>> manual says to set up the stock ones too. As it was explained to me the
>> preload stops the crank from being too loose after the cases have heated
>> up and expanded.  Honestly, properly shimming the crank is something you
>> won't easily be able to do yourself  simply due to not having the proper
>> tools and shims. It's not that it's a hard thing to do it just requires
>> some stuff the average shop doesn't have. If there is a shop near by
>> that does Ducati engines it would be easiest and fastest to just pay
>> them to do it. If not I'm sure we can walk you through it.
>> 
>> DaveW 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Rich Roberts wrote:
>>> In its most basic form end play is the amount of side to side looseness
> in
>>> crank as it is held in place by the main crank bearings which are thrust
>>> bearings, you need a little end play, too little and crank is tight in
> the
>>> bearings as those bearings have all their looseness taken up by the
> tightness
>>> of two halves of cases. Shims is how you get the right amount of
> looseness.
>>> If you do not know how this is done you do not have a shop manual. I am
> sure
>>> I have my old shop manual around here somewhere, perhaps someone could
> scan
>>> and email the appropriate pages. i would not split cases without at least
>>> some good working knowledge of how to set crank endplay. To do so is kind
> of
>>> missing something good you can do while cases are apart. Haynes I do not
>>> think is as good a substitute for factory shop manual which actually is
>>> pretty good. Sure they waste paper in 4 languages or something. Rich
>>> 
>>>   
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