Hi all Does anyone know what size Rod Ends Ducati considered beefy enough for the Cantilever under-slung rear brake Torque Arm as fitted to the 900FE SL etc. As per: I have or can machine everything else, and have some good quality M10 Rod ends, but was thinking they would probably be M12. When I saw this image(apologies if I've nicked it off somebody here) the Rod ends look quite small, M8 even. Thanks Nasher
Looking at the Torque Settings in the Workshop Manual, I get the impression they are M10 although the manual doesn't specifically identify them. The Parts Manual shows the ball ends as Part Number: 7640.0014; but the size isn't mentioned. If it was me, I would use M10.......after all, that's the same as the caliper mounting bolts.
M8, at least the aftermarket 'Aella Casuno' kit on my Monster is and I'm 99% certain it's the same spec.
The parts list shows the rear ball end attaching to the forward caliper mounting bolt which is double-ended. This seems to imply that the rod ends are M10.
Well done guys. Bearing in mind the bolt through the eye is in Shear, but the thread of the Rod end in the the Torque arm is in tension, I'm not that happy about using M8, seems a bit small to me. But as mentioned the caliper bolts are M10, so it would make sense to go down that route. I was going to machine a double ended bolt for the front caliper/Torque Arm mounting(item 42 above), but will I think just go with a HT bolt through the whole lot instead. Nasher
on an 888SP3(?) they are the same size as the ones that link the u-shaped link over the shock to the swingarm. (as we did a switcharound as a trackday bodge). However, on talking to [namedrop] Slick Bass in a pub sometime later, he cautioned that the grade of material is critical on them. So I suspect they will be the smaller size and Ducati have upped the grade of material to cater for that.
I was working on the same line of thought as Derek; it's the caliper mount that gives it away and the one in the crankcase - M10. Check out the sheer strength of stainless against ht steel bolts though.
