Sorted the hydraulic clutch master, why was the main body pissing fluid , the main seal was fitted ass about face, whatta nob , yes me ......
Pulled the timing belt covers off lined up the dots , took the tensioner off for easy action. I cant remove the horizontal belt it's hampered by shields on the crank and cam wheels, the idler roller i think needs to come off but is fvcking not playing ball two flats for a 10mm open end spanner, adjustable wrench, molegrips and can get about a 1/4 turn then locks up. I concerned that i am going fvck the thread it's in the base of the front cylinder.
Those idlers are a pain in the butt. If it moves then great, I would use some heat and work it backwards and forwards. Mine had loads of thread lock on them. If you need to replace them, you can get them for about 40 quid each. Ducati want 70! Do you have to remove them though?
It seems the only way even when the idler is good, the belt will not clear the side plates for removal and there is a bit of deflection caused by the small idler. I could cut the belt off but i am going to face the same problem when trying to re-fit new belts ?
Thanks i thought i had read this thread the other day. How easy is to remove the shields they look quite substantial ? I would imagine the cam wheel ones would suffice.
looks like Ducati are reasonable now, possibly because used on many and recent models including Scrambler. https://www.bike-parts-ducati.com/ducati-motorcycle/assignment_spare_parts/45120211A
me neither, so we all learnt "the knack" but (so far) no-one's managed to describe this on here and I can't remember - someone needs to pass this on to Tony/portboy. I might have a look at a few YouTube guides.
The workshop manual states remove the 'movable stretcher' and it is recommended to remove the 'steady stretcher' as well with a suitable wrench, to make the belt removable easier.
One belt fitted, IMO there is no way of removing the belts without removing both idlers for each belt. As i i wasn't going to unnecessarily create more problems so i removed the outer shields from both cam wheels and the crankshaft wheel, they are thin and just pressed onto a spigot end. Belt slips on a treat.
The condition of that vertical belt would worry me. I think you should monitor that frequently, at least to start with.
I think I might... I’d be inclined to turn it over by hand first, then with starter motor only, then start with the cover off. The condition of that vertical belt is far from normal and I’d be worried about why.
