Paul Mihalka Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Well, my '05 R1200GS got bad noises that I'm sure is gearbox bearings. Not too loud at idle, goes away with the clutch pulled, loudest when riding and and slowing down with engine braking. Bike has close to 170K but the gearbox "only" about 100K. I'll keep you all posted where I go from here. Link to comment
Highway41 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Bummer Paul. Mine sounded like a washing machine full of rocks. Good luck with the next one. Bill Link to comment
mrzoom Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Old farm remedy. Put 1/2 cup oatmeal in to trans and sell it. Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Old farm remedy. Put 1/2 cup oatmeal in to trans and sell it. How much will you give me for it? Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Ordered gearbox on ebay, from 8.000 mile '06 R1200RT, $700. Seller has 100% rating, full satisfaction guarantee. Fingers crossed that it is a good one. Link to comment
w2ge Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Paul.. I have over 1000+ transactions on eBay (99% buying) and I can actually say that since 1999 when I first started buying I could count on one hand the amount of times something didn't go right... (literally, less than 5 times.. and even then, all were finally resolved to my satisfaction)... Chances are you'll be good. Link to comment
racer7 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I've done plenty of e-bay transactions with no issues also. Hope the box turns out fine. All in all, considering miles I suppose it could be worse. $700 isn't cheap but beats heck out of some of the other options.. Install cost issues? Don't know anything about the cost of rebuilding BMW boxes- never worn one out- but I've killed a few car manual trannies (mostly from trying to jam twice as much power through them as designers intended) to know I like well done rebuilds. They can be as good as new at a reasonable price on some cars. Worth doing to make a spare or resaleable unit? Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Just rode the bike home from my favorite dealer (I work there ) with the ebay gear box installed. Everything works like it should! Link to comment
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