Splines at 100,000K kms

[TREE]

Bike is a 1994 R1100RS . This is its first tear down since leaving the factory.

I am doing a spline lube and new clutch plate. I was expecting some wear but this was a surprise.

The rear splines were similar at both ends of the driveshaft.

Maybe ' 94 was a good year.

 

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/1033/inputshaft20rj.jpg

[RFW]

Bike is a 1994 R1100RS . This is its first tear down since leaving the factory.

I am doing a spline lube and new clutch plate. I was expecting some wear but this was a surprise.

The rear splines were similar at both ends of the driveshaft.

Maybe ' 94 was a good year.

Looks like my K100RT that has ~200,000km on it.

 

Make sure you use the RIGHT grease! You need a high moly content grease. The stuff that is used for front wheel drive car U-joints is good. Also, Honda sells a 60% MoS2 grease used for the splines in their Gold Wings, and it works well (I use it myself). Whatever you do, NEVER use ordinary non-moly grease! You need an extreme pressure Moly grease, which is the only thing that will protect against "fretting" wear.

 

Bob.

[bmwmick]

Tree,

Those look 'beautiful'. I don't even see any 'impact' marks from heavy throttle usage. I'd say lightly lube the new clutch hub with some Honda Moly-60 and you're good for another 100K.

 

Mick

[peterbulgar]

That is what all splines should look like at 60K miles.

peter '73 R75/5, '04 R1150RA

[Tom P]

Nice to hear about the success stories too!

 

Thanks for the post

[bmweerman]

Those are freakin' beautiful!!

 

As others have said...thanks for the success story!!

 

Cameron