Hey Andy, tomorrow is day 1 for me to replace the cylinders on my 97 900ss and I have picked up some great tips from your well made videos. Thank you so much for going to the trouble of making them and putting them on You Tube. They are great. Regards, Tony.
Thanks Andy, really enjoy your videos, bought my first Duke six months ago, shouldn’t have waited thirty years to join the club. Just finished winter maintenance on the 1000SS, going like a good thing, thanks again for the tips and tricks. Wayne
I envy your ability to do a basic clean behind the front sprocket cover. I recently fitted a 14tooth front to my ST3s (stock 15 tooth) and spent over an hour degreasing and cleaning, the product of a misspent youth in the Army I guess. I know it is only going to get dirty soon but can't leave well enough alone.
Intetesting. Return spring on the slave cylinder piston. The hydraulic clutch i designed for Meriden Triumph twins in the 90's and still sold & used to this day, relies purely on the clutch springs for return. Battery ratchet looks dead handy. Regards.
Mike The spring in there is to hold the piston out against the release pushrod and bearing to prevent piston knockback from the pushrod rattling around within the gearbox shaft. This minimises any additional piston movement before it lifts the pressure plate off
Very cool. I think this is what's wrong with my S4. When you pull the clutch in fast everything works as normal but if you pull the lever in slowly it feels like the fluid is slipping by somewhere and not engaging the clutch. I'll try this repair and see if that fixes it. Thanks!
Brilliant video my first duke was a 900 ss I now own a 2006 999 s and will keep it til I pop off , it lives in front room during winter which really makes the missus happy not 😀
Hi there! Can the slave cylinder be the reason for the lever to harden. My lever hardened the other day (I could pull it back just a little) and I could feel the clutch barely working but I could not engage it from neutral to 1st gear. Some help would be much appreciated. My bike is 2005 S2R 800.
I'm a bit late to the party but may I ask about the annealing of the copper crush washers? I'm fine with them becoming soft again, but don't they stay at their crushed thickness so there won't be much more give in them when tightening up.
my ducati hypermotard 796 clutch lever hard and tight when run long way if my ducati heating down it seem like normal clutch! ! ! what solution for this problem?
Hello, I really enjoy watching your videos. Do you have the paint code for the engine gray? Thanks for your info if it's possible! Best regards Jean-Daniel
This a great vid. I hear you about working on the floor. I’ve been doing it for so long I find myself purring stuff on the ground to start working even though I have benches. Is it true you need 2 Ducati’s, one for the workshop and one for the road and swap them over as something needs attention? - beautiful bikes though. (ps: imho it’s not worth your time to reply to all the political stuff about cyclists and the reasons for bushfires. Stick to the good stuff - motorcycles! Keep up the good work!) Oh and Matt from the workshop will be having a coronary over you not doing your brakes according to the script. On that front we should fly him to Tas for a circumnavigation.
Well ain’t you just a Kool Kid ! Thongs , Board shorts & ya Hat on backwards ,,,,,, got about about as much concern for personal protection as all the Kool Kids too ....... No rubber in sight & spurting bodily fluids in all directions. WTF are you doing Andy? Smarten up Mate ! Nice carbon cover ,,,, pity it doesn’t get removed that often . I’ve got a nice little steam cleaner just for that area
Hey Andy, I see the Bosch rubber grease used frequently on your projects, I realize you're not flogging it, but it seems multipurpose. Not available in Canada as far as I can see. Know of anything in the Permatex line that would be similar? Thanks
G’day mate, I just happened to need some rubber grease for something one day and picked up a tube. I then read on the label that it was designed for use in automotive brake systems so I’ve been using it ever since. I’m not familiar enough with the Permatex range, or any other brands if I’m honest, to know if there is a similar product available. I’m sure there will be, may try their website or ring the company directly?
Of course. Are you aware of “brake knock off”? This is similar in so far as the spring holds pre load on the piston against the push rod to the pressure plate so that it doesn’t get bumped back up into the cylinder. That ensures the lever only travels as far as it needs to when you grab the clutch, does that make sense? I’m not sure if I’m explaining that very well.
@@ANDY5 ..No you explained it okay.Usually the master takes care of the slack...an odd design with a steel spring inside an aluminum bore...makes me think..regular flushes. Thanks Andy...
Yup, I guess this is ok for the brakes, but how much this taping of the clutch handle fucks up the clutch springs? Do we need to ask Mark from the Workshop channel for his opinion? - Asking because your friend Del had mentioned that this is weakening the springs - Which in a way may be right (we all wind out our torque wrenches when not using them..). Cheers!
I don’t know about you but I don’t use my torque wrench every day, I’m pretty sure leaving it overnight won’t do any harm. Most springs are left with some load on them when you think about it, your suspension for one. It wouldn’t hurt to ask Mark from the workshop but if he doesn’t know try Matt 😂 I’ll reach out and get his opinion.
well yeah, but always when he mumbles "himynameismawelcombacktotheshop" I remember him complaining that someone had been calling him Mark, so to keep the joke running.... About the springs - well I'm using not very often torque wrenches, but when I finish with them always put the load back - want them as accurate as possible in the time - the springs are sagging(or more correct to say weakening) during time. The matter of fact that there is info of the length of the clutch springs in the manuals, to check, means that these fuckers are having some life - having them pressed for longer time is quite logical in a way, to fatigue the material - you are not folding all the time the clutch squeezed , nor the suspension is fully compressed all the time while riding.. But yeah, this may have minimal effect so not to bother at all - curious about it..
I have asked Matt for his opinion. The truth is that I didn’t even consider what I was saying and was completely oblivious to the fact that I was working on a clutch system and not a brake system. As clutch springs always have load on them, i.e. that’s what maintains the clamping force on the clutch plates, I’m not convinced that it will hurt them. I’m also thinking that it is a single operation as opposed to the 50 times I will cycle the springs through their operating range on my ride to work.
@@petkobika We've learned from magazine springs that springs don't deform or weaken from being compressed over time, but from being cycled. You can leave a magazine fully loaded in the safe for years, and it'll work just as well as one that hasn't been left loaded. At least that's my experience. Matt probably knows the formula to back up my anecdotal observations.
Genuine Ducati Part No. 19590023B I also purchased the rubber boot, Part No. 67210061A. Gowanloch Ducati in Australia has them in stock, +61 2 9750 4346
Jon Eyes ,, that’s his “lack of attention to detail” Cleaning Maintenance Love Respect After all ,, his preference is a Yamaha & a shaft drive one at that.
Good pick up mate, new chain and sprockets are on their way Jon, another one of the little jobs I need to do on this bike. This is also the reason I didn’t do a thorough clean in there. I’ll do that when I fit the new sprocket.
Andy's Motorcycle Obsessions ,, I know what it’s like to be “that one brat”. I didn’t want to mention what looked like rust spots on the chain ,, didn’t want push the boundaries of friendship 😘 But you do insist on riding her in the rain .. shit Andy , she’s a Duc ,, not a duck , alright!
Hey Andy, tomorrow is day 1 for me to replace the cylinders on my 97 900ss and I have picked up some great tips from your well made videos. Thank you so much for going to the trouble of making them and putting them on You Tube. They are great.
Regards, Tony.
Your videos have saved me so much money. I’m learning so much about my own Ducati, a 1998 900SS CR.
Thanks Andy, really enjoy your videos, bought my first Duke six months ago, shouldn’t have waited thirty years to join the club. Just finished winter maintenance on the 1000SS, going like a good thing, thanks again for the tips and tricks. Wayne
I was thinking Edd China the moment I saw those orange nitrile gloves. Been loving your "guest appearances" on Matt's vids. Priceless, lol.
I envy your ability to do a basic clean behind the front sprocket cover. I recently fitted a 14tooth front to my ST3s (stock 15 tooth) and spent over an hour degreasing and cleaning, the product of a misspent youth in the Army I guess. I know it is only going to get dirty soon but can't leave well enough alone.
Intetesting. Return spring on the slave cylinder piston. The hydraulic clutch i designed for Meriden Triumph twins in the 90's and still sold & used to this day, relies purely on the clutch springs for return. Battery ratchet looks dead handy. Regards.
Mike
The spring in there is to hold the piston out against the release pushrod and bearing to prevent piston knockback from the pushrod rattling around within the gearbox shaft.
This minimises any additional piston movement before it lifts the pressure plate off
I got myself one of those seats on wheels with a tray underneath. dirt cheap off EBay and more comfortable than squatting down.
My Number 1 piece of equipment is a chair....of varying sizes...
Your videos are 100x better than the DelBollocks.
Very cool. I think this is what's wrong with my S4. When you pull the clutch in fast everything works as normal but if you pull the lever in slowly it feels like the fluid is slipping by somewhere and not engaging the clutch. I'll try this repair and see if that fixes it.
Thanks!
I've just been watching you & Matt on another channel (the workshop), very amusing. You two need to start a comedy channel.
Less is more mate
Thanks good video, I have one to change out on a Buell 1125R. Nice bike that Ducati.
Thank God!
My twin fix.
Thanks mate.
There ya go 👍
Спасибо за полезные видео! Что за мотоцикл на заднем плане?
Brilliant video my first duke was a 900 ss I now own a 2006 999 s and will keep it til I pop off , it lives in front room during winter which really makes the missus happy not 😀
So she’s not an art lover hey? 😂
Hi there!
Can the slave cylinder be the reason for the lever to harden.
My lever hardened the other day (I could pull it back just a little) and I could feel the clutch barely working but I could not engage it from neutral to 1st gear. Some help would be much appreciated. My bike is 2005 S2R 800.
I'm one of the '300 extra subs' you got for harassing the 'arsehole' we won't mention...
With the most memorable name. AC/DC Rock!!! 👍
Works well with the 'Sheila's at AC/DC concerts (true story)
What's your cycle model ?
I've got a 749s 2003 I'm needing to do that to.
What fluid did you put in, dot 4 ?
Thanks for the video
安迪，我的M1200S也遇到了一樣的問題，經銷商要我買一整顆，另外，更換這個零件30MM會影響原來的效果嗎(行程)？
A lot of that bike looks familiar under the skin. We used to run an 800ss in the U.K. BMCRC minitwins racing series against a load of Suzuki SV650s.
I'm a bit late to the party but may I ask about the annealing of the copper crush washers? I'm fine with them becoming soft again, but don't they stay at their crushed thickness so there won't be much more give in them when tightening up.
Concise and enjoyable. Thank you for mking this informative video.
So, for ferrous metals like iron you quench it, then heat it? 😁
That’s funny 😄
@@motominx7507 nobody ask you, bush bogan.
Chain is in a sorry state mate, spied a few stiff links there... tyres are getting on a bit as well.
New chain and sprockets on their way 👍
Why didt change the rubber membran too, like 30cents...
Must annoy the Italians the way we Aussies say "Jewcaddy"
No no mamma mia, it's a "Doocarti" !, you say "Doocarti"
😂
There's no r in Doocotti.
@@DistinctOgre
It just phonetics
Cat v Cart as per Australian vernacular.
@@AuMechanic
I understand. Just a joke. Thanks.
@@DistinctOgre
Cheers
Nice Edd China reference 👍🏾
Haha Big Ed would be proud Andy!
my ducati hypermotard 796 clutch lever hard and tight when run long way if my ducati heating down it seem like normal clutch! ! ! what solution for this problem?
Hello, I really enjoy watching your videos. Do you have the paint code for the engine gray?
Thanks for your info if it's possible!
Best regards
Jean-Daniel
Sorry mate but I don’t know. When I rebuilt my 900 engine I painted it with Duplicolor aluminum coloured engine enamel. It is a pretty good match.
This a great vid. I hear you about working on the floor. I’ve been doing it for so long I find myself purring stuff on the ground to start working even though I have benches.
Is it true you need 2 Ducati’s, one for the workshop and one for the road and swap them over as something needs attention? - beautiful bikes though.
(ps: imho it’s not worth your time to reply to all the political stuff about cyclists and the reasons for bushfires. Stick to the good stuff - motorcycles! Keep up the good work!)
Oh and Matt from the workshop will be having a coronary over you not doing your brakes according to the script. On that front we should fly him to Tas for a circumnavigation.
Well ain’t you just a Kool Kid !
Thongs , Board shorts & ya Hat on backwards ,,,,,, got about about as much concern for personal protection as all the Kool Kids too ....... No rubber in sight & spurting bodily fluids in all directions.
WTF are you doing Andy?
Smarten up Mate !
Nice carbon cover ,,,, pity it doesn’t get removed that often .
I’ve got a nice little steam cleaner just for that area
I bet it ain't just for that area...
Hey Andy, I see the Bosch rubber grease used frequently on your projects, I realize you're not flogging it, but it seems multipurpose. Not available in Canada as far as I can see. Know of anything in the Permatex line that would be similar? Thanks
G’day mate, I just happened to need some rubber grease for something one day and picked up a tube. I then read on the label that it was designed for use in automotive brake systems so I’ve been using it ever since. I’m not familiar enough with the Permatex range, or any other brands if I’m honest, to know if there is a similar product available. I’m sure there will be, may try their website or ring the company directly?
Just Google Red Rubber Grease....plenty around....
Happy Days
Andy....The first time Ive ever seen a spring inside a hydraulic cylinder.....Do you know...
why?...Great vid....
Of course. Are you aware of “brake knock off”? This is similar in so far as the spring holds pre load on the piston against the push rod to the pressure plate so that it doesn’t get bumped back up into the cylinder. That ensures the lever only travels as far as it needs to when you grab the clutch, does that make sense? I’m not sure if I’m explaining that very well.
@@ANDY5 ..No you
explained it okay.Usually the master takes
care of the slack...an odd design with a
steel spring inside an aluminum bore...makes me think..regular flushes.
Thanks Andy...
I was gonna wait till you got your regulation 300 ,, but I couldn’t wait , I’m off to work.
Yup, I guess this is ok for the brakes, but how much this taping of the clutch handle fucks up the clutch springs? Do we need to ask Mark from the Workshop channel for his opinion? - Asking because your friend Del had mentioned that this is weakening the springs - Which in a way may be right (we all wind out our torque wrenches when not using them..).
Cheers!
I don’t know about you but I don’t use my torque wrench every day, I’m pretty sure leaving it overnight won’t do any harm. Most springs are left with some load on them when you think about it, your suspension for one. It wouldn’t hurt to ask Mark from the workshop but if he doesn’t know try Matt 😂 I’ll reach out and get his opinion.
well yeah, but always when he mumbles "himynameismawelcombacktotheshop" I remember him complaining that someone had been calling him Mark, so to keep the joke running....
About the springs - well I'm using not very often torque wrenches, but when I finish with them always put the load back - want them as accurate as possible in the time - the springs are sagging(or more correct to say weakening) during time. The matter of fact that there is info of the length of the clutch springs in the manuals, to check, means that these fuckers are having some life - having them pressed for longer time is quite logical in a way, to fatigue the material - you are not folding all the time the clutch squeezed , nor the suspension is fully compressed all the time while riding.. But yeah, this may have minimal effect so not to bother at all - curious about it..
I have asked Matt for his opinion. The truth is that I didn’t even consider what I was saying and was completely oblivious to the fact that I was working on a clutch system and not a brake system. As clutch springs always have load on them, i.e. that’s what maintains the clamping force on the clutch plates, I’m not convinced that it will hurt them. I’m also thinking that it is a single operation as opposed to the 50 times I will cycle the springs through their operating range on my ride to work.
Yup, this makes sense as well!
@@petkobika
We've learned from magazine springs that springs don't deform or weaken from being compressed over time, but from being cycled. You can leave a magazine fully loaded in the safe for years, and it'll work just as well as one that hasn't been left loaded. At least that's my experience. Matt probably knows the formula to back up my anecdotal observations.
can you help me with the part number of the spare parts you used? i went to the ducati dealer and they want to sell me the whole thing.
Genuine Ducati Part No. 19590023B
I also purchased the rubber boot, Part No. 67210061A. Gowanloch Ducati in Australia has them in stock, +61 2 9750 4346
Andy, 2:10 in, it looks like you have a stiff chain link?
Jon Eyes ,, that’s his “lack of attention to detail”
Cleaning
Maintenance
Love
Respect
After all ,, his preference is a Yamaha & a shaft drive one at that.
Good pick up mate, new chain and sprockets are on their way Jon, another one of the little jobs I need to do on this bike. This is also the reason I didn’t do a thorough clean in there. I’ll do that when I fit the new sprocket.
I love them equally, kinda like my kids. Except that one brat 😂
Andy's Motorcycle Obsessions ,, I know what it’s like to be “that one brat”.
I didn’t want to mention what looked like rust spots on the chain ,, didn’t want push the boundaries of friendship 😘
But you do insist on riding her in the rain .. shit Andy , she’s a Duc ,, not a duck , alright!
@@motominx7507
I'll have you know, I have a distaste for the way you say Yamaha like it's a cuss word.
When you releasing a "300" tee-shirt? (from one of them) ;-)
That’s funny 😄
What happened to the Daytona?
I sold it in 2016
@@ANDY5 I thought I seen it in a recent episode
I wish
So am I being way too anal about making sure not to get a single drop of brake fluid on any painted surface or the windscreen?
👍
Good to see you putting nipple covers back on 😉😂
@jesus jones they came off to play with the Ducati, he put em back on after he squirted fluid onto his tank ;) LOL
The billet ones are better ,and only $160 for an Italian made one
Doll-hairs. Have you been watching AVE?
Who doesn't?
how is it the new Zealanders say binch when you aussies say bench like the rest of us
New Zealanders are a little bit “special” 😂