Was cleaning the rear wheel and noticed a slight binding feeling, thought it was a wheel bearing but appeared to be no play. Had another look and one of the cush drive outer sleeves has come out and started to wear the hub. I have only done 200 miles on the bike since I bought it and was unaware of this potential issue, I am now! Anyway it appears to have worn in the region of 4mm off the castleated part of the hub. A couple of questions: i) Is the hub still serviceable, ie safe to use, still easily enough 'meat' to adjust chain? ii) If I need a replacement hub any ideas where I can source one, other than Ducati @ £1k. iii) Do I have to buy cush drives from Ducati @ £85, is there any other option? Cheers Garry
If there's enough meat on the hub to get a C spanner on and adjust, then you'll probably be ok with it. If you wanted to swap it out, have a scour on eBay or a wanted ad on here may find you one. I'd defo replace the cush drives. I've not found any sources other than Ducati for them though. When you fit new cush drives, take a dot punch to the back of the carrier and punch the edges of the cush drives holes. This will stop the outer sleeves coming out in future.
^ neil has done many many more than most on here, and you don't have to resort to fitting the later type (as many will tell you) just to prevent it happening again if you are happy to 'centre pop' each sleeve with a punch as said.
For the Cush drives, moto rapido are having a bit of a clear out. They've got some on eBay, I'm sure they're under £85. Don't know what model you have , but no harm in giving them a call. matt
It sounds like you have a quick change set up by your question, so it would be the carrier. as in post 2 its the outer sleeve of the bush that requires stopping from backing out. so pop the edge of the carrier. The centre part of the bush is held solid by the M10 NUT to the hub/flange. brian
If you're on a stock sprocket with the cush drive holes as part of it, then it's the sprocket onece the carrier and cush drives has been assembled. If you're running the quick change set up as per Brians comment then it's the carrier
I'm on stock, makes sense now, basically form a 'lip' on the hub side of the sprocket. Neat idea, thanks!
