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From the WorkShop Manual of the 1000DS, 142Hz (+-5Hz).
Ducati changed the belt tension from loose to tight.
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I just eyeball em and check them when its hot to make sure they are not too tight ......never an issue....
Having said that I am working on developing a permanent solution to this .....stay tuned
Muzz
Having said that I am working on developing a permanent solution to this .....stay tuned
Muzz
Does anyone know of a good frequency measuring app for Android?
I tried this (DO NOT DOWNLOAD): Download Musical Tuner 1.2 Free - A simple to use tuner listener and oscilloscope rendering software. - Softpedia
Took me an hour to delete all the bogus software that got installed with it
I tried this (DO NOT DOWNLOAD): Download Musical Tuner 1.2 Free - A simple to use tuner listener and oscilloscope rendering software. - Softpedia
Took me an hour to delete all the bogus software that got installed with it
I'm with you Muzzmann........There is such a change between vertical and horizontal- hot and cold, that a single cold spec. makes no sense to me. Especially the low frequency that I don't find reproducible enough to trust. I ended up setting mine by "feel", monitoring between hot and cold, and adjusting as I thought appropriate. Once again by feel. I've been a Euro car tech for 40+ years and have been dealing with this question for almost that long. I always follow manufacturers procedures but this one makes no sense. I did use my approach as an excuse to add Speedymoto sprocket covers to make monitoring easier.......completely practical addition! I plan on developing a "happy" hot frequency for each cylinder......they will be different. In the mean time, I can see the belts and bearings every time I step on and off the bike. For the cost and time involved I plan on changing belts every 2 year/10k miles anyway. Bearings every other time. I'm having to dig to find maintenance to do on this lovely lady other than cleaning. Not at all like back when you'd figure 1/1 maintenance to ride time. Gotta love it!!I just eyeball em and check them when its hot to make sure they are not too tight ......never an issue....
Having said that I am working on developing a permanent solution to this .....stay tuned
Muzz
I see the confusion. There's a different tension spec for a Paul Smart 4-valve engine than for a 2-valve 1000DS.
Ducati Tension Levels from Gates
The attached tension requirement was published by Gates in early 2011, about a year after the Bulletin from Ducati North America.
This differs from the earlier DNA Bulletin that said that Ducati 2-valve and 4-valve belts should be tensioned to 105-115 Hz and there is no spec difference between the horizontal and vertical cylinder belts on any of the air-cooled models.
The 2 and 3 valve engine run shorter belts with shorter runs between the pulleys so the frequency is higher to assure the same tension.
Correction: The Paul Smart is a 2-valve 1000DS, not a 4-valve engine as stated above.
Ducati Tension Levels from Gates
The attached tension requirement was published by Gates in early 2011, about a year after the Bulletin from Ducati North America.
This differs from the earlier DNA Bulletin that said that Ducati 2-valve and 4-valve belts should be tensioned to 105-115 Hz and there is no spec difference between the horizontal and vertical cylinder belts on any of the air-cooled models.
The 2 and 3 valve engine run shorter belts with shorter runs between the pulleys so the frequency is higher to assure the same tension.
Correction: The Paul Smart is a 2-valve 1000DS, not a 4-valve engine as stated above.
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