[Ducati] Stripped flywheel

[mo+omille]

I've got a stock flywheel from my 98 748 if you're interested...  
don't know if it will fit... you'll have to check.  I replaced mine  
with the Nicholes version.  You can have my flywheel for free if you  
need it.  Or I recommend buying the Nicholes one.

http://www.ca-cycleworks.com/shop/catalog/ducati/engine.html

Pete


On May 21, 2007, at 12:17 PM, Brez998 wrote:

>   Looking for some help with stripped flywheel.  The other day  
> while I was in traffic my bike stalled and I was unable to get  it  
> restarted.  I knew something was up, it wouldn't turn the engine  
> over and just made a wirring noise.  Upon inspection, the splines  
> of the aluminum flywheel backing plate had sheered off.  It's not  
> really all that big of a deal to fix but I am very concerned with  
> the cause of this.  Is this plate designed to sheer off?  When the  
> bike stalled I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, like the  
> wheel locking up or anything.
>     Recently it started to miss and sputter.  I don't know if that  
> was symptom of the flywheel rotating and throwing off the timing or  
> a cause of the sheering.  I recently install a new full exhaust and  
> PCIII.  Thinking maybe the PCIII was causing the missing/sputtering  
> and that extra strain caused the flywheel to let go.
>   At this point I plan pulling the plugs and valve cover to turn  
> the engine over by hand and check to make sure it didn't drop a valve.
>
> Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated
> Brez 02 998
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