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RAL88

I am going to lube my rear drive spline and have read the threads and been on IBMWR. I want to do both sides of the drive shaft and I am wondering how easy it is to get the shaft out of the paralever and to get it back in. It sounds like you can see into the paralever well enough to line up the u joints so I would like to not take off the paraleve if I do not have to.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Rich
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Rich

"If it ain't broke, take it apart and make it work better"
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'96' K1100LT-SE
'97' R850GS-R

abreeze · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject:

the spline that are most critical to service are the transmission Input splines, a slightly more complicated proceedure than you describe.

The dive shaft slines are only critical to service on the non-paralever K's.

Lone Rider of Santa Fe · Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 18 Location: New Hampshire, USA

Rich,

Shaft R&R is very doable w/o removing the swing arm. It take a little effort to overcome the force of the clip on removal but a good yank with channel locks and a rag will do it. May be able to pry out with a screwdriver through the pivot locations, can't remember. Be sure to phase the u-joints when re installing. A mini-mag light will help with the alignment of the front joint. A light tap of the shaft will seat the front clip onto the transmission output shaft. Good luck
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'96 K11RS "Victor"

RAL88 · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:13 pm Post subject:

Thanks,

I am prepped to do a complete drive, transmission and clutch spline lube depending on what I find. I've read that the drive splines should be done about every 20k with the other splines being done about 40k. My bike has 25k on it but when I got it as a salvage it had been sitting for 5 years unused so I'll see what the drive splines look like before I go deeper into it.

Rich
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Rich

"If it ain't broke, take it apart and make it work better"
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'96' K1100LT-SE
'97' R850GS-R

Flying Duck · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:39 pm Post subject:

RAL88 · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject:

What lube is used on the pivot pins?
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Rich

"If it ain't broke, take it apart and make it work better"
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'96' K1100LT-SE
'97' R850GS-R

RAL88 · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject:

Well I am into the spline lube and while I am there I am replacing the rear main seal, transmission input seal and clutch o-ring. I also found that my pivot bearings on the rear drive where shot so I am getting the JL bushings to replace them with. I also found that I had a leak in the rear drive so that seal is getting replaced also. The splines are in great shape and look almost new but did not have much lube on them which is probably why shifting was getting hard.

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Rich

"If it ain't broke, take it apart and make it work better"
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'96' K1100LT-SE
'97' R850GS-R