Hi everyone. I'm posting this to ask some advice on how to move on. My bike (multi 1200s 2010) has at the moment 45k miles on the clock. I've installed an Oberon clutch slave some time ago. Replaced the oil in the clutch lines in April. Since then I've done 3k Miles and this is what I've noticed so far: Very difficult to change to lower gears. I need to press the lever a few times to move from 3rd to 2nd and 2nd to 1st. Always a mission to find neutral. Sometimes at high speed and high rev (if I'm pushing it and changing gears quickly) when I change from 5th to 6th it slips, and goes back to 5th. It sounds almost like it goes to neutral but when I glance at the dashboard I can see it's back on 5th gear. On my last ride I was in 2nd gear and when I accelerated moving away from the traffic light it went in neutral. Is it about time to change the clutch plates? Shall I change the basket too? Or is just that on this bike I have to change the clutch oil every 500 miles to be happy? If I need to change the plates, any advice on a good brand? Thanks again for all your inputs.
Not sure if you saw - there’s some advice to your same question here: https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threads/advice-on-changing-clutch.103276/
It also looks like if I want to replace the plates i will need to 2 2 specialist tools to deassemble and reassemble them service tool 88713.3408 centring tool part no. 88713.3352 typical ducati.
it sounds like there could be two things going on here, but it's difficult to treat them separately as they possibly overlap, but to address the "very difficult to change to lower gears/always a mission to find neutral" :- did this happen immediately after you changed the Oberon clutch slave and bleed the system? it might not be relevant, but if you've fitted a slave with a smaller diameter bore than was fitted,* then the available movement at the clutch hand lever becomes more crucial, and ease of clutch operation will tolerate air in the system less. Unfortunately wet clutches always make it slightly more difficult to select neutral on the majority of Ducatis, I don't think it would be any different with your Multistrada and although new friction plates might be slightly less "sticky" when you first fit them, it will soon revert back to type. Apart from distortion of driven or friction plates, (might translate as a "wobble" as you let the clutch out) hindering selection of neutral even more, ditto gear selection, fitting new plates won't improve the above in my opinion. It's difficult to tell via text, but it sounds as though (as already mentioned) you need to check the gear selection mechanism for wear/distortion and/or broken springs, plus correct adjustment, as this could be the main cause, if not all of, the problems listed. *often done to make clutch action lighter.
I haven't fully vetted this, and video initially made to address a broken spring, but i believe includes everything you need to know (reply/messages include helpful additional notes also):-
Thanks for your reply. Basically when I bought the bike with the standard slave cylinder, I replaced the oil and things got better for a bit. Then after a month or so, I ride a lot, got worse again. It was also leaking a bit if I remember correctly. So I installed the Oberon one. Cause 8 heard it was much better than the original. Flushed the system and it was fine for a while. Then back again after just few months. Given the milage of the bike, 45k miles, that's why I'm thinking it could be the plates. I'm gonna once again flush the system, slave and master as I usually do and see if things improve. But I'm getting fed up of doing it, that's why I was thinking the problem could be in the plates. And I wouldn't mind doing the job if I knew it would dove the problem for good. Thing is just to look at the plates you already have to buy 2 bloody special tool, to be able to put everything back together. Carl videos are a blessing. Maybe even if my pedal is still working, it may be out of alignment. I may have a look at it. Thanks for the link.
The gear shift, where you change gear. Not saying that’s the issue with the clutch but might be a reason you get a false neutral or miss a gear. You can adjust the lever to make it closer to your foot to give a more positive change. Just a thought so ignore me if you don’t think it’s an issue.
I've done a full desmo myself. Plus refurbish of rear hubs, forks and more. No one else is touch the bike unless one day I'll take it to a dyno
