While accelerating hard and shifting gears it slips for a second or two...
Is this suppose to be normal for the slipper clutch, hence the name of the type of clutch? Any tech reviews I can read on this? Point me in the right direction please!
a slipper only works on down shifts, not upshifts.
the clutch should not slip on an upshift, unless you are releasing the clutch too slow.
I would think that the clutch s/b in good shape on a 2009, unless you have been slipping the clutch too much on launch. You did not mention how many miles were on bike.
Jake696, Any luck with the clutch issue? I have a 2009 696 with 8k miles and I'm having the exact same problem, there is a brief pause when I shift up and it takes a while to match the speed with rpm. Is there a way to adjust the clutch?
How old is your clutch fluid? Have you checked the levels? Could be an air bubble in the lines. I had a similar issue, bleeding the system made it like new again.
yes my is doing the same on my 696 its ok when you dont rev to hard but if you go to the rev red line my is 9500 and go up a gear is slips just for a sec if you go up a gear at say 7000 rev then its ok only when you go fast does it slip but only for a sec from second to third not sure about third to fourth the bike is then too fast for the roads need race track ???? is all the 696 doing the same done not do it with the standard exhaust and ECU but with the termignoni exhaust and the DP ECU its does it maybe because the DP ECU goes to 9500 rev its only does it at the 9500 rev and no it can not be air in system to make it slip you then would get no gears and hard to put is gear was thinking may be they need stronger springs on the pressure plate ?? can you buy the ones they sell for the dry clutch and fit then does any one out there know if they will fit
I resolved the clutch slip problem by changing out the clutch fluid. I also had a oil leak coming from the alternator case right where the framing bolt attaches, to resolve this I used a gasket that i purchased from cacycleworks,(thanks Chris) I also changed the timing belts and set the proper tension but now the problems is that it takes too long to accelerate. I feel like my bike was a lot faster before doing the timing belt change. any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I had the same slipping issue when revving hard on my M696 and fixed it by replacing the plates with Barnett's one.
I was surprised to see that the OEM plates were still in good shape after 45.000lms, lots of friction materials and same stack height as new clutch pack.
Anyway since I replaced the plates, I really enjoy revving that engine again!
@12000 miles highly likely the plates are due for a change.
My wife was doing the same at similar milage .
On removing the plates they looked like there was still plenty of friction material but
on advice I was told that they can give up there friction ability .
I have heard of some success with abrading the surface and adding some washers under the springs
to add more pressure , or as I do with my dry clutch adding an extra steel plate to make up the stack height.
But I purchased a complete new stack friction and steels from Ducati and installed.
Warning don't go cheap and buy the bargain priced Barrnett plates , they like there dry clutch cousins are absolute rubbish.
Cough up the extra money and go OEM you won't regret.
The installation is relatively easy but a lot more complicated than a dry set up , but you will need to also purchase a tube of
Three bond TB1215 heat resistant silocone for the case re assembly.
There are some video's on you tube that will guide you , even though I have done my dry clutch countless times the 696 semi slipper clutch is a little more complex with some retainer springs that must be set up correctly and all the plates lined up perfectly with the tangs but after three attempts I got it together and I am no mechanic.
Thanks for the input. My 696 is doing the same to me this year. I was going to change the fluid and bleed and whatever else but a clutch change is probably the only real solution. BTW I have 36000 km on mine, mostly highway and touring km. The mechanic I spoke to at Ducati service said that he has not changed out a 696/796 clutch yet but it's always special to be first.
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Had the same problem, solution was unexpectedly easy. Ordered new clutch springs, as the old ones were a bit different in height compared to each other. Didn't need to change the whole clutch pack, because the thinnest friction plate still had couple of good mm left. So instead of wasting 120€ immediately on a new clutch pack, it just cost like 10€ for the new springs. EZGAME!
Oh, and be careful with Barnette's clutch "stuff", as people say these things are super stiff, and changing gears becomes unpleasantly difficult. I ordered my springs from OEM.
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