Rear suspension of motorcycle Ducati Monster 696 (2007-2014)

Rear swingarm construction
1. Drive chain slider; 2. Screw; 3. Special bolt; 4. Circlip; 5. Washer; 6. Rubber bush; 7. Rear swingarm; 8. Nut; 9. Ring; 10. Rear wheel axle; 11. Slider; 12. Adjuster screw; 13. Rear mudguard; 14. Pin; 15. Screw; 16. Nut; 17. Shim; 18. Swingarm...

Removal of the swingarm
Operation Section reference Remove the rear wheel Removal of the rear wheel Remove the final drive assembly Final drive Remove the rear brake caliper Removal of the rear brake system Remove the footrests Removal of the footrest brackets Remove the...

Inspecting the swingarm pivot shaft
Measure the swingarm pivot shaft (18) runout using a dial gauge: place the pivot shaft (18) on two reference blocks of the same size; rotate the shaft and move the gauge horizontally; read off the runout. Service limit: (0.3 mm) ( Rear wheel )....

Checking swingarm endfloat
The shim thicknesses (17) are to be determined on refitting the swingarm. Check the endfloat as follows: insert a 1.8 mm shim (17) on either side of the engine; hold the left arm of swingarm (8) against the engine and measure the clearance on the...

Refitting the swingarm
Grease both faces of the shim (17) you have selected after measuring endfloat (see paragraph "Checking swingarm endfloat" in this chapter). Locate the swingarm (8) on the engine interposing the selected shim (17) on the left-hand side. Grease the...

Rear suspension construction
1. Shock absorber; 2. Screw; 3. Shock absorber mounting; 4. Nut; 5. Screw; 6. Nut Caution! Bold reference numbers in this section identify parts not shown in the figures alongside the text, but which can be found in the exploded view diagram. Rear...

Removal of the rear shock absorber
Remove the seat ( Removal of the seat ). To remove the rear shock absorber from the motorcycle, remove the upper (6) and lower (5) mounting screws.

Overhauling the rear shock absorber
Before dismantling the shock absorber, measure the spring preload length (L). The same length must be restored on re-assembly. Disassembly of the rear shock absorber Remove the shock absorber mounting (3) by counterholding the screw (2) and...

Refitting the rear suspension
Lubricate the thread and underside of the head of the shock absorber screw. Insert the upper end of the shock absorber inthe hole in the rear sub frame and fit the nut (6). Orientate the rear shock absorber with the prelaod adjuster screw (C) as...