Cost of Ducati service?

[LBD]

FYI: 10,000k service on my 996 cost me $822. However this included a clutch mod to get rid of noise from standard clutch - I recommend you get that done if you have not already. .

Can you expand on the clutch mod and what it entails?

[DMNTD:Me]

Hey Nobrot...so tell the class how well your Duc went with Harley oil innit!

[nodrog:Me]

Hey Nobrot...so tell the class how well your Duc went with Harley oil innit!

wrong bike DUMTED

[DMNTD:Me]

wrong bike DUMTED

True that Mister...t'was your 'Prilia

[Crasherfromwayback]

Afflicting 4 valve up to 2003 - 2004 models but no chrome wear yet...................and I am well capable of fixing that myself as well I'd rather spend the service labour charge on petrol and beer.

Faulty chrome from the factory............................having said that an Aprilia tuono factory 08 model is starting to get attractive as trade up

I was meaning that I doubt very much the rockers have a chrome surface mate. Hardened yes...but chromed no.

[onearmedbandit]

I was meaning that I doubt very much the rockers have a chrome surface mate. Hardened yes...but chromed no.

Apparently they do.

http://www.ducati.ms/forums/archive/...p/t-85302.html

[Corse1]

Apparently they do.

http://www.ducati.ms/forums/archive/...p/t-85302.html

[Crasherfromwayback]

Christ...what a shit idea! Bad enough when your wear through the hardened surface...but to have chrome flakes spread around....nice one Ducati! And humble apologies to Corse1!

[et al]

Can you expand on the clutch mod and what it entails?

LBD: They put in an extra plate (not sure which of the two types of plate they added, I am sure you can "Google" it for more info). By the way when I got my S4RS I asked if the "quiet clutch mod" could be done to that and was told "No" because the clutch setup is somehow different.

[Bikemad]

dont think theres an xtra plate in the assembly.............got mine sorted by Dave Cole a while back and from memory he said he just stacks them differently from factory.............

[Corse1]

Christ...what a shit idea! Bad enough when your wear through the hardened surface...but to have chrome flakes spread around....nice one Ducati! And humble apologies to Corse1!

No worries Crasherfromwayback..you can also tell by flake evidence in the oil screen...easy to check when doing an oil change so you don't have to wait until 10000k.

You can get new reconditioned (better) rockers from the states as an exchange if or when this affliction hits....bloody Italians

[Crasherfromwayback]

And no doubt a shitload quicker than waiting for the Italians to send them to you as well!

[imdying]

I didn't read that techy looking post... but can you take them out and have them stripped and hardened before they start to shred themselves?

[Corse1]

Can you expand on the clutch mod and what it entails?

It involves adding 2 (I only had room for 1) STEEL friction plate at the bottom of the clutch stack rather than the steel first that contains the pack on the hub. This loads the pack slightly against the basket rather than the end of the hub and stops all the noise plus extends the life of the clutch. less banging about = less wear.
Easier on the square edged older 900 ss type baskets but can still be done on the aluminium radiused end slot baskets. You have to grind/file an angle on the side of the tabs of the friction disc si the sharp edge does not dig into the basket.

Basically you want the added friction disc/s to sit against the bottom of the hub slots and still prevent the first steel from sitting against the start of the hub slots by 0.5mm. I had to remove one steel from my pack to make it work. 10000k's now with no problem. they reckon it could add end thrust to the case bearing but there are no reported problems from anyone with the mod.
here is one thread ignoring the first post as it discusses a different option.
http://www.ducati.ms/forums/showthre...iet+clutch+mod
Search the internet and you would find more or PM me for more info.......

[Corse1]

dont think theres an xtra plate in the assembly.............got mine sorted by Dave Cole a while back and from memory he said he just stacks them differently from factory.............

This could be another quiet clutch mod where they change the order of the double steel plates from the outside of the stack to the inside thereby shuffling all the friction plates to the position where the steels were. This means they now sit in the "ungrooved" worn section of the basket slots equaling less rattle and quieter clutch.