2013 Ducati Monster 696 Owners Manual - Page 103
2013 Ducati Monster 696 Manual
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The rear shock absorber has outer adjusters that enable you to adjust your motorcycle to the load. The adjuster (1) located on the left-hand side, where the upper end of the shock absorber is attached to the rear subframe, controls rebound damping. Turn the adjuster (1) clockwise to increase damping, or counter-clockwise to reduce damping. Two ring nuts (2) located on the top section of the shock absorber are used to adjust the outer spring preload. To adjust the spring preload, loosen the top ring nut. SCREWING or UNSCREWING the bottom ring nut will INCREASE or DECREASE the preload. STANDARD calibration from the fully closed position (clockwise): rebound: unscrew the adjuster (1) by 8 clicks from Max (fully closed); spring preload: 0.79 in (20 mm) from Min (all unpreloaded). Rear shock absorber adjusters 1 181 7.12 mm in 2 Fig. 58 When adjusting the spring preload, do not exceed a spring length of 7.12 in (181 mm) to avoid damaging the swinging arm Attention Use a specific pin wrench to turn the preload adjusting nut. Be careful when turning the nut with the wrench, as the pin may slip out of the ring nut recess and you may hurt your hand hitting motorcycle parts. Attention 102