How To: Install levers on 696 (with step-by-step pictures)

[1313]

I know there is another how-to on this subject but I am a visually oriented person. I need pictures more than words. Here's my take on the M696 lever install.

The install should seriously take you no more than 10 minutes even if you're going super slow. No special tools are required.

Tools:
-Ratchet wrench
-3/4" socket (what I used) or a 19mm socket should work (which I didn't have)
-flat head screwdriver
-grease
-rag to wipe your fingers clean

Disclaimer: Know your limitations and work at your own risk. My instructions are for reference only and not a definitive guide..

This works for both sides as they are the same procedure. Whatever I did on the clutch side I did on the brake side, vice versa. Please note that I did not have anything pop out or drop on me. This might be different with other Ducati models.. what that said.. Here we go.

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Pazzo Racing adjustable long levers


Step 1.
(Brake lever)
Locate this nut underneath pivot point and undo it with the 3/4" socket and ratchet. Should not take much effort to loosen it up as it is not torqued down hard.




Step 2.
With the nut removed, now you need to push up on the pivot bolt from the bottom up. You might have to jiggle the lever a bit as you push up on the bolt.  Remove it completely.




Step 3.
With the bolt now removed, you can slide out the stock lever. It just slips right on out. No force should be needed at all.


Step 4.
Now you need to set up the new lever...
On the Pazzo Racing levers you will see a silver slotted screw near the pivot point. I backed out the screw 2 "clicks". You will feel the screw settle on a spring when you turn it counter clockwise. I turned until I felt it click two times. I did this to match the screw profile of the stock levers.


Now you need to apply some grease into the pivot hole of the new lever. Also add grease to the "cup side" of the silver screw you backed out. Simply put, wherever there is grease on the stock levers, replicate on the new levers. 


Step 5.
Install the lever.
It is reverse order of how you took it off. Slip the lever back in, align the holes, slip in the bolt, secure bolt with nut. That's it!!! Adjust the lever reach to your taste. I promise you the clutch side is identical in procedure.
 
Make sure you function test it before hitting the road.

Pazzo Racing long levers in Titan w/ black dials

[mstevens]

Thanks. That's wonderful for those us who are both highly visual and mechanical nitwits. This may be just be what I need to get off my butt and replace my levers!

[jandie]

I know there is another how-to on this subject but I am a visually oriented person. I need pictures more than words.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!

[sfarchie]

Again, another great tutorial! Whatcha gonna do next? 

I was a bit of a flower when it came to installing the levers. I kept imagining myself riding along and pulling both the clutch and brake levers and ... nothing! The local dealer did it less than 15 mins and charged me $24.50. I could live with that rather than my useless lever fear.

[Raux]

this made it sooo simple. got the new pazzo shorties. easy as pie. but it has to make you wonder how that bottom nut is so loose? scary huh.

[Peyton696]

Great tutorial. Just in case you don't feel like mucking up your hands, use some latex hospital gloves or just use a q-tip. Also, for pazzo levers (which I just installed) I found it helps to have the adjustment on 6 for easier installment of the pivot bolt, at 1 the holes just didn't seem to line up as well. After you install it, adjust to your comfort. Also, pay attention to the the screw profile on pazzo's in comparison to your stock levers. Mine were different on the brake and clutch.


Thanks! Took me about 10 minutes after I got everything organized.

[rizduc]

this made it sooo simple. got the new pazzo shorties. easy as pie. but it has to make you wonder how that bottom nut is so loose? scary huh.

This might be a dumb question.  What is the advantage of the shorties than regular?  I have small hands.  tks in advance.

[Raux]

for my i typically use 2 or 3 fingers for braking and clutching. at first i was crushing my small finger during clutching until i went to 4 fingers so going to the shorties feels more natural to me.

[1313]

This might be a dumb question.  What is the advantage of the shorties than regular?  I have small hands.  tks in advance.

There's really no advantage to short or long as reach is what is adjustable on these types of levers. Some people use two fingers to brake or clutch or whatever. Hell even one finger. The shorties are just that.. less real estate for the rest of your fingers. No wasted space so to speak. It's really dependent on the person.

[Holden]

Some crashes or tip-overs will scrape or break long levers, whereas you might not need to replace your shorties in addition to your bar-ends. Also, on the track the longer lever might be more prone to making contact with another bike = wreck (rare situation).