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MCN wrote: | EazyDuz wrote: | The guys that fit mine wanted about £60 more for removal.
Since I have a jack I never use I took the opportunity to clean and grease the shaft drive with the rear wheel off, also cleaned out the drum brake and loctited bolts which werent and should have been. Regreased the axle on reinstallation etc.
Dropped the wheel off to them to be fitted with the new tyre, popped the rear one back on, then raised the front and took that to them as well, which gave me time to clean the front disc and pads and rust proof anything that needed it. (My jack only does one side at a time)
Saved a bunch of money, brakes feel better and I dont have to worry about the completely bone dry shaft drive anymore (common issue on my bike, factory never put enough, or any, moly paste on the splines) |
What bike?
The grease is a maintenance area.
Getting the exact recommended grease is an arseache. Castrol Optimolly Paste White is what supposed to go on the spline on my Beemer. |
Suzuki C800. No its a well documented issue, where the shaft meets the gearbox, the splines on some bikes are bone dry from new, mine included.
Had only done 16000, all other mating areas for the shaft had at least some residue/evidence of grease, except the end going into the box which was completely dry. If water gets in it has been known to strip the splines, expensive repair.
Since Honda moly paste was almost impossible to get hold of I bought liquid moly, this stuff:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Liqui-Moly-P000405-3676/143127830817?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Reviews say its as good as, if not better than the Honda stuff so it will do, anything is better than nothing on the splines anyway.
£18 for a tiny tube was a bit of a piss take mind ____________________ To shreds you say? Tss tss tss |
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EazyDuz wrote: |
Saved a bunch of money, brakes feel better and I dont have to worry about the completely bone dry shaft drive anymore (common issue on my bike, factory never put enough, or any, moly paste on the splines) |
Suzuki C800. No its a well documented issue, where the shaft meets the gearbox, the splines on some bikes are bone dry from new, mine included.
Had only done 16000, all other mating areas for the shaft had at least some residue/evidence of grease, except the end going into the box which was completely dry. If water gets in it has been known to strip the splines, expensive repair.
Since Honda moly paste was almost impossible to get hold of I bought liquid moly, this stuff:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Liqui-Moly-P000405-3676/143127830817?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Reviews say its as good as, if not better than the Honda stuff so it will do, anything is better than nothing on the splines anyway.
£18 for a tiny tube was a bit of a piss take mind[/quote]
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Castrol-Optimol-Paste-White-T-100g-stores-tidy-still-have-some-in-stock-o-/153340829717
There are significant differences in product performance.
I like to use the shit that the oem recommended (The same stuff but not at dealer ransom) ____________________ Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN. |
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MCN wrote: | EazyDuz wrote: |
Saved a bunch of money, brakes feel better and I dont have to worry about the completely bone dry shaft drive anymore (common issue on my bike, factory never put enough, or any, moly paste on the splines) |
Suzuki C800. No its a well documented issue, where the shaft meets the gearbox, the splines on some bikes are bone dry from new, mine included.
Had only done 16000, all other mating areas for the shaft had at least some residue/evidence of grease, except the end going into the box which was completely dry. If water gets in it has been known to strip the splines, expensive repair.
Since Honda moly paste was almost impossible to get hold of I bought liquid moly, this stuff:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Liqui-Moly-P000405-3676/143127830817?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Reviews say its as good as, if not better than the Honda stuff so it will do, anything is better than nothing on the splines anyway.
£18 for a tiny tube was a bit of a piss take mind |
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Castrol-Optimol-Paste-White-T-100g-stores-tidy-still-have-some-in-stock-o-/153340829717
There are significant differences in product performance.
I like to use the shit that the oem recommended (The same stuff but not at dealer ransom)[/quote]
Probably, but as I said something, even bargain basement grease would be better than nothing at all. Might buy that stuff you linked anyway though for in future.
https://www.totalparts.nl/picture/boonstra/000000168947-1.jpg
Left side completely dry.
Popped the dust seal off the other end, removed snapring and there was only remnants of old grease, some rust, orange water and crud in there. Cleaned all that up, liberal grease with a new dust seal, should be good until next tyre change when I'll inspect again. Could be placebo but the bike feels a lot less 'snatchy' when coming off and on the throttle. ____________________ To shreds you say? Tss tss tss |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 4 years, 319 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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