Not a Ducati shop. Seemed to know their stuff though. Hopefully they will pick it up and sort it without any fuss. But we will see. Even if they do, it is a pain to travel 100 miles to pick it up again in Winter. Just washed her after bringing her home Saturday in the rain!
Don't get downhearted, they are a great bike and this is a common problem with an older bike, if you are keeping it for any length of time a Rental carrier is a good upgrade and prevents it happening again. Steve
This is one of the Points to Watch on Ducati John's site (check out the photo gallery as well) Cush drive bushes - Single side swing-arm bikes
Unfortunately quite common, luckily it's not taken too much off the adjuster ring so is still salvageable if you don't make it worse by riding it. Replaced from the chain side as said but to do it properly and be sure of getting all the swarf out I would advise removing the hub and this involves suspending it to get off the wheel etc. Wouldn't hurt to grease the bearings whilst in there. Mine chewed away considerably more of the adjuster ring than yours, I can still adjust the chain but ideally it needs replacing and I've got a new hub to fit when I can be bothered.
Also, get a Renthal (or similar) sprocket carrier that has the lip on the cush drive holes to stop it happening again - works out cheaper in the long run too as the sprockets are so much cheaper...
interesting topic, something i didnt know, learnt something today, every days a learning day owning a ducati, hope you get it sorted cream-revenge ; )
1 FRICKING DAY! (sorry, Scottish kicking in now) Dukedesmo - could you send me a link to a Renthal sprocket carrier as I can't see any online? I had not even started to think about how to adjust a chain on a single-sided swing arm. I think a Haynes manual and Abba stand for Christmas.
Lol. Its 'one of those things'. CR. You caught it before it did too much damage. Looks salvageable to me. You can also just buy a new cush drive and replace the faulty one. I'd change the sprocket carrier when I was replacing the chain as you also need a new sprocket to fit the carrier and if you fit a new sprocket, best fit a new chain and front sprocket at the same time. So if you want to wait, i.e. theres still life in the existing rear sprocket and chain, then just get a new cush and change it. Then when you need new c&s buy a sprocket carrier too.
Is it OK to change 1? Will the rest not follow suit soon? If I get a new sprocket carrier do I still use the Ducati cush drives or are they different? Genuine Ducati Spare Parts Rear Sprocket Cush Drive Rubber Bush Set, 748 916 996 | eBay Interesting phone call with the garage coming up tomorrow. Should they have known and checked for this?
If you can replace them all, then thats best. But if your skint, replace the one. But yes you are correct. The others will be worn too.
Have you looked at the Rental carrier for sale in my earlier post? It looks complete with Sprocket and cush rubbers and will just fit straight on. Steve
It is complete with cush rubbers and choice of Sprocket, as far as I am aware the 996 has the 525 Sprocket with 36 teeth. As shown in the picture it will bolt on in place of your original. See what the garage says first though. Steve
Renthal; Renthal Carriers For Ducati Rear Sprockets, A&R Racing Services This one's not Renthal but compatible, cheaper and looks good; Ducati Quick Release Billet rear sprocket carrier - 748, 848, 916, 996, 998, Hypermotard Hyperstrada 821, Monster 796, S2R, S4R, 1100 / Evo, Multistrada 1000, 1100 The good thing is that once you've got the carrier then replacement sprockets are around £30 which is much cheaper than OEM and they're lighter too.
There is an American company that specialises in rear hub repairs, they might be able to sell you the repair ring which they manufacture cheaper than buying a second hand one. Just a thought, as the rest has been covered above. Personally I would go for a Talon sprocket carrier as they are neater.
@Cream_Revenge I recall a similar thing on my 748; but that was some time ago so I can't recall all the detail; but pretty sure I reseated it with a gentle tap with a hammer; and it never popped out again... You can do that with the wheel still on; but I took it off to get better access to it... Recommend a manual; Haynes are much better than official ducati workshop one. I might have an old 748/996 one you can have. They need tinkering; but all the derivatives of the 916 design are a pure pleasure to work on...
