Presume you mean the ebay replica. This is the item number for a 900ss one but think they could all be the same. 125558653209. Had some tools from this guy when I started the 900ss reno I thought they were decent quality. The 2 leg puller I got was a used kukko one never heard of them before but looked them up and they look good quality. Cheers Gaz
Yeah, I meant the 2 legged one...I also don't really want to 150 smackers for a rarely used tool! Thanks.
Sorry a new kukko puller is similar money, I don't think the seller knew what he had, £30. There are some that look similar and are cheap on ebay but think they are the usual imported rubbish, but they may work. Cheers Gaz
Didn't think I would use this engine support again but here it is, it was a big help putting the gears in and the casings back together on the 900ss. Found this switch amongst the parts, can anyone tell me what it is, and does it belong on a 851. Cheers Gaz
It doesn't belong on an 851. Possibly off a later Ducati. Looks like a start/kill switch. Your 851 will have the same kill switch as your supersport.
Thanks M nine, will put it to one side, at least that saves me from trying to fit it somewhere. Cheers Gaz
I hvaen't found any problems splitting the cases that have been threebond sealed. I have found iy an absolute b8gger to remove.
I split them no drama with the help of patented casing splitter. Insert into cylinder bores and squeeze. Cheers Gaz
A bit of progress. I was looking for an output / final drive shaft, saw a few with some other internals going for £150 ish, managed to pick same up for £45. It's the same as my 900ss and also discovered same as many 900 monster which this was from. It had some slight marks from the spline but I also picked up a new sprocket and it was a much better fit. Slight head scratcher, the diagram showed 2 washer item 6 in the middle but there was only 1, and on the new shaft it had a bigger o.d. So it when back together with just the bigger washer. Oh bearing ends are different, watch out and snap rings are a bit tricky. Cheers Gaz
Liking your working method. I wonder if there is a cross reference resource of what is interchangeable?
Interesting - I've never seen split needle-roller bearings before (in ~45yrs of engineering experience). Useful.
If you go on to www.bike-parts-ducati.com and search on the original part number it brings up a cross ref of all the bikes it is used on. Cheers Gaz
Cleaned up shaft end a bit and new talon sprocket for a £10 er. Took everything out of casing and put in unshimmed crank. There was a 0.5 and a 0.2 on each side, 1.4 total. Bolted casings back up and got 1.25 /1.23 end float. So pre load is about right at 0.15/0.17. It felt a bit tighter than my SS but they were reused bearings. What is this seal brand like, Key brand or possibly New Key. It was new but thought it looked a bit cheap so pulled it out Oh, casings had 3 bond, I think I am going the gasket route as 900ss. Cheers Gaz
Just some figures for planned preload end float. I used these in the 900ss reno, any comments appreciated. It's been at the back of my mind for a bit but I haven't been conviced the swing arm bearings and seals have been changed. The grease looked a bit old, and in the internal pocket the casing has not been aqua blasted, which suggests to me the bearings were blanked off for cleaning. Anyway, I can't put the casings back together without changing them. l am glad really because it made me think of a different approach. By far the worst job on the 900ss reno was getting these bearings out. I made a few picks to try and hook the clip ends out, but it did not really work. I then thought modify the casing, I don't really like doing things like this but thought in this case it was justified. I made a half round slot in the thicker part of the casing to intercept the clip groove. By doing this I was able to get a pick round the back of the clip and bend it in. Then put in a bigger screwdriver and collapsed the clip in moving it around as I went. Try and keep it bent on the same plane so you don't damage the groove rather than bending it up. Mechanically I can't see it affecting the performance of the clip, and it makes changing the bearings a lot easier. Thinking about it after I remember seeing something like this on the piston gudgeon pin clip, it must have been subconsciously lurking. Cheers Gaz.
