Going to tackle the job over the weekend of clearing out the crud from the swingarm, I don't expect much as I cleaned it out about a year ago. However, I'm curious, is it worth refreshing the hub it's self with freshly packed grease? It's done around 25k miles, so I'd assume it needs some love, but I'm not going to shell out 500+ quid for a hub just for preventative maintenance Additionally, if I do repack some grease, I don't see any o-rings or similar on any parts sites, which I thought is odd as I'm sure the hub has 2 o-rings? EDIT - If curious, I'll be using Shell Gadus S2 V220AD 2 grease. It's my go to for most applications.
IIRC, it's not the eccentric hub that has the ‘O’ rings, it’s the rear caliper mounting plate. The hub bearings are ‘sealed’ but packing the outside location of the bearing isn’t a bad idea. Ducati state that the eccentric hub is not maintainable which is bollocks, I’ve rebuilt two large hub eccentrics without a problem except the double race bearing is designated by the manufacturer as an ‘automotive’ bearing which restricts its availability to high street bearing stockists. Bearings and seal work out at about £250. At 25,000 miles, I’d be inspecting the inner race of the double race bearing for excessive movement. Andy
This video is worth watching. It's a Panigale rather than a Multi but the eccentric hubs will be very similar. There are no O-rings involved except, as Android states, on the rear caliper mounting plate.
You can tilt the inner races a bit when in situ without removing the seals, it's enough room to get a syringe full of grease in the gap and pump some fresh stuff in there, I've done this to mine a couple of times over 53000 miles. Would obviously be better to strip the unit, clean, repack and reassemble but better than nothing.
