So I’ve just been tinkering in the garage as I found after a difficult ride home from work the other day I had no clutch fluid (there’s a different post). Finishing up I was looking around the bike as it’s still pretty new to me and I noticed the sat Nav cable was out from under the fairing. I tucked it back in and in doing so I noticed a small plastic lever was being held on loosely by a tiny spring underneath the ignition barrel. It looked to be in two pieces, and after unhooking the spring it is definitely snapped clean off. I didn’t take a good picture but this is the part. it’s this bit circled that’s snapped off. Looking at it when the steering is on full lock it pushes a pin and a metal plate makes contact with the pin. There is another lever on the other side. It Seems like the pin goes all the way through and it is now protruding mostly to the snapped off side. Anyone know what this is for? I imagines steering lock or cornering lights but after searching both seem to be activated or use different mechanisms. Thanks
The levers are there so that the ECU knows the the steering is turned to full lock to engage the steering lock.
I think with the amount of pressure against it it will likely just snap again. I’ll probably give it a try though. Other option would be to 3D print a replacement, but the ignition barrel doesn’t unbolt easily by the looks of it. Probably a drill off jobby.
Given that the use of the steering lock can be russian roulette with the bikes mobility, is it worth bothering with?
The Bike needs to go to Ducati at the moment anyway. I had a difficult time riding home the other day, turned out there was no clutch fluid in the master, and then last night with a bit of investigation this was the total amount of clutch fluid that came out when I took off the Clutch Slave. I guess it could have been airlocked in the line, but no more came out when pulling the clutch in. Looked on here the other day and a leaky Clutch Slave seems to be a common issue so I'm guessing it's that. I've had the bike 2 months, purchased 2nd hand from Ducati Worcester so it's in warranty at the moment, and I can take it to Manchester which is a lot closer. I'll ask them about the steering lock when it goes in, but I have a feeling what they might say about that. I've not used the Steering lock to be honest. But it will annoy me that it's broken, maybe not enough to spend £400, but it will still annoy me.
for MY 2013+14 the micro limit switches left and right are per software out of order and the handlebars can be locked without the micro limit switch operation, check that on your Multi
Probably easier to swap the clutch slave cylinder for an aftermarket Oberon or similar. If you look in the Dealers section of the forum there are companies which offer forum discounts. The seal on the original ones was always a weak point they changed the design on later versions.
You might be able to glue it back on with a very strong glue like Q bond? About a tenner. Worth a punt I reckon.
If the bike is still under warranty, then it shouldn't be an issue for the supplying dealership to sort it out for you FOC. Quite simply, it should NOT break as simply as it appears to have done. Yes they are sometimes a law unto themselves, that said, they should be fit for purpose and this one seems to have failed in this respect.
It's amazing that Ducati have continued to install clutch slave cylinders into multiple models with inadequate seals. It seems extravagent to replace the entire unit with an aftermarket one when all that's needed, usually, is a decent new seal. What seems to be a good solution is to use a "quad ring" or "x-ring" seal - I bought one years ago for my 900SS and it worked perfectly, although it was a bit pricey from a Ducati dealer, and I believe they are a standard engineering item (like bearings) so it ought to be possible to buy cheaply if one knows the correct dimensions.
The issue with the early ones was that the rod rotated and wore the seal. This was especially an issue if you sat in traffic with the clutch in a lot when commuting. Later ones had a small rod on the side which stopped them rotating. An aftermarket one can also make the clutch pull easier.
I've booked in with Ducati to take a look next Friday. Primarily at the clutch issue as they said that was an easier one. I'll probably go for the Oberon eventually but at least this'll be sorted under the warranty and I don't have to bother about ordering a part right now. I mentioned the part under the ignition Barrel, but they said that might be a bit trickier. Sounds like he knew it was all one part and in turn what the cost of it would be. I confessed I honestly don't know if the bike came like that or not so we'll see what they say.
