Re: Spline Lube

[Kurt Synder <snyderk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Me dealer told me the early input shafts had a problem. The splines on 
the input shaft/clutch were subsequently redesigned. The upgrade 
requires replacing the input shaft and the clutch. The old parts are not 
compatible with the upgrade parts. My dealer also said a replacement 
clutch plate is available for the old shaft with a smaller id to 
compensate for shaft  wear. That option just delays replacing the input 
shaft.

Kurt Snyder
Northfield VT
95 R1100RSL

Clive Liddell wrote:

>John, you wrote:
>  
>
>>Yup. That's what they all told me too. And at 50k my clutch was shot
>>(possibly unrelated) and my input shaft splines were severely worn
>>(definitely related).
>>    
>>
>
>Not sure if I have raised this heresy(?) on this forum or another but:  IMHO
>all that lubing of the input splines does is to delay or eliminate
>corrosion.  I cannot see how lubing can prevent damage to splines caused by
>torque application and/or reversal since there is the very minimum of
>sliding of the clutch plate involved and, when it is "sliding" there is no
>torque being transmitted.
>
>Question.  Was the wear on your input shaft localised to virtually the width
>of the clutch plate internal splines?
>
>Regards
>Clive Liddell
>Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. (40C yesterday and today, RH around 70%)
>'96 R850R   70k.km
>'01 R1100RT 40k.km
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: John Dancoe <jdan@xxxxxxxx>
>To: BMW oilheads Mailgroup <oilheads@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 3:06 PM
>Subject: Re: Spline Lube

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