Time To Grease The Shaft

[dduelin]

I replaced the OEM drive shaft at 120,000 miles with a rebuild that has grease fittings for the U-joint bearings. That was two years ago and the rebuild shop recommends greasing after 500 hours which is roughly 25,000 miles.

 

[dbst1300]

So, was it easier to pull the swing arm and not just the driveshaft?

 

[Bush]

If the 1300 is the same as the 1100, you can't pull the driveshaft out from the rear of the swing arm. It has to come off.

EDIT: Oops! We are on the Bunch o' Money Wasted sub forum here. Never mind.

 

[David Fyffe]

If you have it, what is the make and model of the u-joint?
Thank you
Dave

 

[Larry Fine]

The pic in the OP is not of one from an ST. The pivot joint suggests a BMW.

 

[Tor]

Nice, Dave. I've got about 45K on my GSA, and when I had it in to get some items repaired after the last mishap, they decided to replace the driveshaft with a brand new one. Courtesy BMW Motorrad recall. So I hope I can pull way passed 100K with it.
I drop the pumkin down every 6k, even though the interval is 12K. So at 6K, I clean up the rear end of the shaft, spline, boot, then relube, as well as changing the gear oil back there.

Who put the grease fittings in the u-joints?

 

[dduelin]

So, was it easier to pull the swing arm and not just the driveshaft?

You can pull the drive shaft out the back of a hexhead GS but not the RT. The swing arm had to come off.

 

[dduelin]

Nice, Dave. I've got about 55K on my GSA, and when I had it in to get some items repaired after the last mishap, they decided to replace the driveshaft with a brand new one. Courtesy BMW Motorrad recall. So I hope I can pull way passed 100K with it.
I drop the pumkin down every 6k, even though the interval is 12K. So at 6K, I clean up the rear end of the shaft, spline, boot, then relube, as well as changing the gear oil back there.

Who put the grease fittings in the u-joints?

Yes, the free drive shaft deal….. alas not applicable to non WC bikes.

@David Fyffe, the bearing manufacturer is not discernible.

@Tor and David, Machine Services Inc of Green Bay WI offers the rebuild service with grease fittings standard.

 

[woodybelle]

Check out the new BMW driveshaft policy on many models going back to 2013, https://youtu.be/6e8nVZZveDE?si=p8uZrzAEScUNT0ZY.

 

[dduelin]

Old news but thanks anyway.

I have a 2007.