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I've used pliers many times to take them off, but not a screwdriver. I'll try that next time, but I think it still exerts some force on the stem it is connected too, doesn't it? I know the pliers do. I've been using these for thirty years, but never for fuel. I think my Ducati has them inside the tank on the pump lines which I have to replace, so I'll try it there. What are you calling the tab end?

Yes, they require a special tool, maybe $50. I use these connectors a lot on pex piping, but think they are overkill for low pressure fuel lines. I might use them if they were easy to take off, but they are not. They have to be cut off, and too much force might be put on what they are attached to.

⁸ Wow, and I'm still trying to figure out if I can swing my leg over this monster with bags on...

Slipped on the date, missed it by that much! 2012 edited OP

Looking at a 2012 Stelvio. Hasn't been ridden much in years and from my limited experience with older drive trains I know they often get neglected...which means more work for me. Anything I should focus on? 7k on the clock. Also have a Griso that caught my eye, but probably too far for me to consider.

Wonderful! I'm looking at a CARC bike now. I suppose there is no way to know how it was maintained until you get into it like I am doing on my V11 now?

No, but I am now. Thanks!

The wealth of info here is great for a new guy like me...thanks for all the input. I'll be checking on this too. Although I would like to put this on the lift, I think I can keep it sturdier on the floor. Swing arm coming out next weekend. At least it's not riding season yet.

Yeah, those marks are not obscure...two white slashes on mine. It's a no brainer.

Oh what fun. V100 sounds better all the time!

Yep, it is a bad Zerk fitting...rusted shut. Took it out and free flowing through the hole. Gotta get some of them and check/remove the front uni. If it is notorious, I suspect it will be worse than the the rear. Learning little by little what to look for in these bikes...mostly an owner who has taken care of the little things so they dont turn into big things. Good thing I got this for a good price.

I got it out. A little tension and rapping with the rubber mallet and it came little by little. The rust on the outside of the female spline was the culprit, it was grabbing the interior of the tube it slips into. Double whammy here...bike sat unused and PO didn't believe in lubrication. I got rid of all the rust. What you are referring to as the zero fitting is the one on the tube exterior not the one inside the joint i assume. That one wont take any grease, plugged somwhere, have it soaking now to see if i can free it. Does that one feed the splines? One axis of the uni is smooth, the other isnt right. I hope I can get a replacement, will look now. Havent checked out front one yet. What did docc tell me...expect owner involvement? 🤔 Its all good though, I like things to be right and I like wrenching around. First guzzi for me but have wanted one for decades, sadly too many.

I have both a hair dryer and heat gun on my rig, that was my next step along with maybe a shot of liquid wrench. Question, why in the left hand pic the caption reads marks aligned, but the trunnions definitely dont look aligned as in the right hand pic? That RH pic clearly shows index marks are mated correctly. Hard to tell on LH pic where the index marks are. Is that caption right? Trunnions are caddy wompus.

While trying to remove rear section of drive line today I came across two concerning problems. First I noticed drive line reference marks were not lined up, which has me believe somebody removed it at one time and put it back willy nilly. The other thing is I assumed the two parts would separate easily because the splined male and female sides would have enough lube to just slide out, but that is not the case. I did put a little pressure on it and some taps with a wood block but if it moved it might have been 1/16" if at all. any clue to what is going on here or what i am doing wrong? I know this bike wasn't used much and was stored in a garage that remains quite moist during Oregon winters. Is it possible it is rusted?

Got the cash, got the proximity, just no nod of approval from my wife. Good luck with it, hope he has some wigggle room.

Thats what I figured. It seemed like an odd maintainenance requirement and adjustment with no measurements, but thought I would ask while the wheel is off. All I wanted to do is lube up all areas accessible, including universals and do a clean up.

There are many forums with trade names as their titles...Duramax, Ducati ms, etc. All these forums would seem to benefit the manufacturers but what do I know, I am just a simple carpenter. Could we see this happening all across the world?

I would hope so!

You havent been studying your service manual...lol. Section O, page 6. Diagram bottom left shows different shapes of wear on pinion gear so miniscule idk if I could tell the difference in real life...certainly not a measurable difference.

I would think this isn’t done too often. Should I consider this at 16k and are there even any shims available?