Re: Spline Lube

["David E.B. Smith" <davidebsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/28/04 10:50 AM, Seth Miller wrote:

> 
> I'm not sure that this thread really details a problem. 

OK, here's the one I was thinking of:

http://bmwsporttouring.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=247486&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=all&vc=1

or http://tinyurl.com/2kkcc

Two input shaft/clutch spline failures, one at about 82K, one at about 92K.

And if you don't want to read through the whole discussion, here's a 
picture of some ugly failed clutch splines:

http://bmwsporttouring.com/files/257733-clutch_splines.jpg


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