Alright, i was prepared for people saying I've used to much. I will then add a couple of layers will waiting for a new alternator cover. Once I found my case damage i damaged my new to me used cover in frustration. I'm in to destroying stuff these days.
Just take it steady - make sure the job is done well. I agree that a bit more JB Weld around the area of damage would be helpful and for added security.
It's the world famous magic epoxy. I've used it alot with great result for many years. Never in an engine tough so this is the first time. Like with sex, the question is, will it work?
JB Weld is just a brand of chemical metal but it seems to work well. Always useful to keep in the tool kit.
Here is the final part of jb weld and new cover on. Im having some problems with my new ducabike alu clutch and ducabike 30 mm slave. I was in a hurry but had really hard time bleeding and never got it better than start feeling pressure with the leaver about half way in. The 30 mm should be easier to pull but this do not seam right? Bleed per instructions. No air is coming out. Other thing is that after everything was put together my clutch doesn't seem to spin when I try to spin it by hand in neutral. Everything looks frozen. Im pretty sure i used to be able to spin the clutch in neutral before. Also, the ducabike clutch instructions states that you should take one "D" 2 mm steel plate from the OEM kit. I have no 2 mm steel plate, only 1.5 mm so i took one of those. So my new stack is about 0.5 mm smaller the the one that came of the bike. Is this the problem? I will recheck all my work but can anyone steer me in the right direction?
I would be surprised but is there potential that the impact from the chain failing has plastically deformed the clutch rod bore? Does the clutch rod spin in the bore and slide correctly?
Yes, all was fine until i put the slave on. With no salve and with complete clutch on everything was spinning freely. When you pull the clutch you can see the rod move and the pressure plate moves back and forth. I'm sure I've just done something stupid. Can you see a problem using a 1,5 mm disc instead of the 2 mm ducabike suggest? Looking in the workshop manual the 1098 don't have a 2 mm to begin with. Also now that I think about it, my new stack should be 0,5 mm higher than the old stack due to the one 2 mm disc instead of a 1,5 mm. All other discs are the same size.
Thanks, the clutch now feels and look good. At least at standstill with engine off. Sunday is test start day. Just got to button up the wiring and put oil in it.
Would a set like this have saved/reduced the damage https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/36213106...unzPMXAVpDqZDiIgiHezZVew==|tkp:Bk9SR4qKrpCbYQ
A "case saver" which have been mentioned before could have possibly reduced the damage. I've googled but never found one for our bikes which you can use with the OEM cover but it's pretty easy to make your own This is all my fault, I've previously seen that the chain started biding but i thought it can wait a little while. I was wrong.
Update: i can gladly report that the jb weld Ducati has now done over 2 000 km without any issue. Let's hope it stays that way.
Thanks for the help RickyX. If nothing happens i plan on swapping the case during engine rebuild but so far so good.
