Hi all, I am rebuilding my one-owner (me!) 916 from the ground up. I am at the stage of torqueing up the conrod bolts after fitting new big end shells (one red, one blue per rod) and there seems to be a discrepancy between the factory Strada manual and the otherwise excellent Haynes:- Factory: stage one torque 20Nm, stage two 35Nm, stage three 65 degrees Haynes: stage one torque 20Nm, stage two 35Nm, stage three 35 degrees So far I've followed the Haynes value, and the 35 degrees stage 3 certainly feels good and tight for such a fine pitch fastener, but before I drop the crank assembly into the cases I need to be 100% sure - anyone know which is correct? Some pics so far:- Ducati 916 rebuild Thanks, Eddy
Eddy, I did mine on the 748 as per Haynes, seemed pretty tight on the bolt to me and the bearings all felt good. I have run the motor 350 miles so far and all seems good. Billy.