Loose parts, shouldn't be loose and certainly not where I found them

[ducatiz]

put a small neodymium magnet in the bottom of the drain and put some on your oil filter on the outside.

that will catch the steel/iron stuff if there is any floating around.

the pickup screen will stop antyhing in the bottom of the engine, but yeah, if it's already in a bearing .. hmm..

maybe flush everything with a spray?  just to dislodge and move it down?  Perhaps a fogging spray, they are compatible with your oil if it stays in the crankcase.

[Raux]

Are the earlier non-APTC wet clutches without the inside-gear-mounted springs?

If these baskets are interchangeable - maybe the announced EVR small case wet slipper will be a solution....

reminds me, they owe me information

[stopintime]

My '07 APTC clutch doesn't have springs in the basket/gear assembly or in the small primary gear.

BK

Have you seen this yourself? It's interesting - clutch pack and at least one hub part number are the same.
Ducati must think the mighty 803 cc needs shock absorbing springs to protect it from itself. PROTECT!!! 


Ducatiz: I did 700 miles plus two track days with the bike in this condition. The damage that could occur and the circulation of metal parts will most probably have been completed, don't you think?  I will study the oil, screen, filter and poke around with a magnet next oil change/upcoming clutch pack job, but other than that I'm just keeping my fingers crossed I suppose.

reminds me, they owe me information

...and you me 

[BK_856er]

Have you seen this yourself? It's interesting - clutch pack and at least one hub part number are the same.
Ducati must think the mighty 803 cc needs shock absorbing springs to protect it from itself. PROTECT!!!  
..

Yep.  Had it all apart and made note of it at the time.  Fully expected to find cush springs.  Look at the old thread "s2r 800 clutch damage" and a couple other owners also report lack of spring type cush system.  Parts bin special or deliberate design change - who knows!  Glad I have one less thing to worry about...

BK

[Betlog]

Yep.  Had it all apart and made note of it at the time.  Fully expected to find cush springs.  Look at the old thread "s2r 800 clutch damage" and a couple other owners also report lack of spring type cush system.  Parts bin special or deliberate design change - who knows!  Glad I have one less thing to worry about...

BK

Right.  I've read in another forum who replaced theirs with one from the 620.  Apparently it fits.

[brad black]

the sprung hub in the 800 was to protect the gearbox, which is the old 400 6 speed.  maybe the gearbox proved much more reliable than the sprung clutch so they dumped it.

[stopintime]

the sprung hub in the 800 was to protect the gearbox, which is the old 400 6 speed.  maybe the gearbox proved much more reliable than the sprung clutch so they dumped it.

Do you mean that they dumped the sprung clutch? I ask because they didn't. My S2R 800 was the last of the APTC bikes.
In your opinion, will a non-sprung basket/gear be a smart move? (from a 620 or a 695)