Ducati MONSTER 696, Owner'S Manual, Page: 102 / 182

Rear shock absorber adjusters
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).
1
2
18
1 mm
7.12 in
Fig 58
Attention
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.
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