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From: greig22000 <greigtaylor@shaw.ca>
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 9:17:04 PM
Subject: [DucatiST] Re: Engine mounting bolts
Hi Ron,
I'll check mine for sure. The snow is going away finally but it'll be May before I'm riding so I have lots of time left to look at things on the bike. The group buy seems like a good deal and it would probably be a good idea to participate and have the titanium ones on hand.
Thanks,
Greig
--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, "profrmdavidson" <profrmdavidson@...> wrote:
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> Greig,
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> At the risk of seeming a Cassandra, there seems to be some evidence that the ST engine mounting bolts become degraded over time, thus the impetus to procure stronger bolts. Personally, I have seen my rear bolt weep rust and stretch in the 20 months since I've had it, requiring annual re-torquing even when the nut can be shown not to be backing out. I know of no evidence that Ducati changed bolt composition, only that the earlier bolts were 10mm and these were increased to 12mm around 1999, if I understand it correctly. These bolts are likewise 12mm.
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> Ron
>
> --- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, "greig22000" <greigtaylor@> wrote:
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> > First post - I purchased an 05 ST4S last year to replace my FJ 1200. (which was bulletproof) I have been reading that the engne mounting bolts on the ST could be a problem and am thinking about participating in a group buy of titanium ones to replace mine. Can someone tell me what diameter the bolts are - 14MM?
> > I am totally sold on the ST, what a great ride!
> >
>
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