new style gear select alignment tool?

[booger]

You're doing a great job with the photodocumentation and explanation.

[junior varsity]

amen.

no joke, i wish there was this thorough of a documented trouble-shooting for all problems - especially since this is (like many other bits and pieces) common across all the models past through present

[BK_856er]

Thanks, guys.  I'm hoping others can find this thread helpful.  It should apply to many models across many years.

Sitting back enjoying a cold one right now after the first test ride.  100 miles of beautiful twisties.  I hammered it pretty good and the shifter did not miss a beat.  In fact, I think it feels better than ever - it now has that nice telepathic feel where you just think about it and it goes in.  Let's hope it stays that way this time!

Just to clarify I replaced EVERYTHING with the most current parts/fixes.  Also shimmed out all the slop with multiple shims and smoothed some of the components.  Cost about $350 in parts I think - way cheaper than dropping the motor and pulling the gears, which would have been my next step.  The cover from bergdoerfer that I cut up added much peace of mind for the final adjustment.

BK

[booger]

Someone as persnickety as me. I understand where you come from. If you ran a parts breakdown I would understand where the $350 came from. Some of that is from buying the same parts twice I assume, and are you including cost of special tools in that figure?

[BK_856er]

Someone as persnickety as me. I understand where you come from. If you ran a parts breakdown I would understand where the $350 came from. Some of that is from buying the same parts twice I assume, and are you including cost of special tools in that figure?

That's roughly the cost to purchase the ~15 pieces to recreate the entire linkage assembly one time as shown in the parts diagram on the first page of this thread (+ corsa stop plate + service bulletin kit).  I didn't need it all, but I wanted to start fresh/new and not go back in a third time.  Cost does not include the tool.  Good shifting is not cheap!

BK

[BK_856er]

Knock on wood, my shifter is still holding up just fine all these years later.

For anyone following this in the future, you can also google the updated 2009 Ducati "Service Bulletin SVC-09-021" as a pdf.  It includes some details on installing the retrofit reinforcement plate, etc.  The September version is more current.

This is also a great video showing the mechanism and it's adjustment:



BK