[Ducati] 999 Chain and sprocket

[Jim Calandro]

I have 3,500 all track miles on my 05 and have had no issue with sprocket 
nuts.  I may have been lucky but I have not heard of this before.

Jim Calandro
il Capo
US DESMO
www.usdesmo.com
704-843-0429
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry" <musical at interbaun.com>
To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3:00 PM
Subject: [Ducati] 999 Chain and sprocket


>I have a 2003 999 Mono. One thing that has always kind of bothered me is 
>how
> loose the chain adjustment specs are compared to the 916 or monster I used
> to have. I have it set up properly to 30 - 35 mm, but I also noticed while
> checking the tension that 3 of the rear sprocket nuts were loose enough to
> spin off with my fingers.
>
> I checked the manual and tightened them back to torque specs, has anyone 
> run
> into this ? Is it a problem to watch out for with this particular model. I
> bought this bike used from a dealership in Vancouver last August, I 
> haven't
> put many miles on it yet, but I am unimpressed with a dealership not going
> through a bike to make sure it is in safe condition. Now I think I'll do a
> thorough check of every nut and bolt on this bike. Other than that I love
> the bike.
>
> Barry
>
>
>
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