1200 DVT Retainer Clip Rear Wheel

It looks like the pin part of clip is not going through the axle shaft hole. Just remove, bend the ring radius a little tighter, and replace making sure the pin is fitted through shaft hole.

 

Agree. The pin is supposed to go through one of the holes in the axle to prevent the nut from undoing. it cannot do it's job otherwise. if it won't go through any of them, tighten the nut until it will. This is why the torque value for the nut is expressed as 230Nm + 5% (or what ever it is on your bike). The extra 5% allows you to tighten until one of the holes lines up.

 

That is probably in the hole, there's 2 pairs of holes on opposite sides of shaft

 

Blimey, their road drainage system is rubbish - you could take a boat down there.

 

You own a Ducati, but no tools? Hmmm??

 

Fitted correctly but still looks as if the radius is off. If you cant bend it to snit more snugly around the nut's circumference then just buy another. They are not expensive. Most get damaged when people prise them open too far whenever the wheel is removed.

 

It is not sitting nicely because the nut isn't aligned with the hole. The angle is causing the rest of the clip to be pushed away from the groove in the nut. The clip is now doing the job it is supposed to, and the tie wrap will prevent it from coming out. Get the dealer to tighten the nut by one or two degrees, and the clip will then sit nicely. No need for a new clip IMO.

 

Whilst on the same part of the Mutley DVT guys what you use to clean that area? Mine was badly corroded after last winters salty roads despite regular cleaning. Anything useful that can bring out the shine on the castle nuts either side if the rear wheel please?

 

A bronze brush drill attachment

 

Only if you wanna move that nut ? To be fair mate, no matter what bike you own, you're gonna need a basic selection of tools at some point ??

 

On reflection, I think a previous poster is correct. Look at the angle the clip passes into the hole in the axle shaft. It should be perpendicular to the axle. You simply need to tighten the nut slightly so that the end of the clip passes into the hole and is not at an angle. You could also increase the angle you have highlighted so that it is "steeper" which might alleviate things slightly, though I don't advocate changing the shape of the clip as it should fit correctly in it's natural state. I only suggested that if you have no means (or a dealer) to alter the nut's position. Good tools are always a good investment and in the lifetime of ownership, you will at some point want to remove the rear wheel, so it is money well spent, as opposed to paying a dealer to do it for you.