Final Drive...do it now!

[tdragger]

The black and blue colors that you see is the gel carrier. The moly is suspended in the carrier. When the carrier dries out you are left with the dry moly which is doing its job.

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

I just changed my rear tire and decided to do the spline grease job. My splines looked just like the pictures posted here. I too thought that is was dusty rust. All I did was blow it out with compressed air. The splines on the shaft and the final drive looked in good condition. Then I applied the Honda high pressure moly paste. Mating it back up was a bit tricky, but doable.

 

[2rockets]

Ive pulled the bevelbox off and greased the splines before, but what I'm concerned about is the splines on the other end of the driveshaft. You dont hear much about those. Im guessing it's because it involves pulling the swingarm. I cant believe only the splines on one end need greased. I'd be interested to hear from someone who's done it and what they think about it.

 

[warp9.9]

When I pull my engine apart the front spline was fine and lubricated. I think the rear gets more movement and heat which is why it fails verses the front. I always lube mine or at least check it when I pull the wheel. Very few pieces of equipment ever die of Over lubrication !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Pedro]

If it looks normal then explain why so meany that have looked like that have had to have been replaced. It it has been proven meany times now if you dont keep it lubed you will need to buy a new one.
So it must be lubed once a year ,end of story.I dont care what others do ,its a must for me .

 

[tdragger]

If it looks normal then explain why so meany that have looked like that have had to have been replaced. It it has been proven meany times now if you dont keep it lubed you will need to buy a new one.
So it must be lubed once a year ,end of story.I dont care what others do ,its a must for me .

The original poster stated that his bike has roughly 4500 miles on it. The pictures he posted show a normal condition for dry moly based lubricant.

The failures you mention are on bikes that have many, many more miles and that have not been properly taken care of. Of course, if you don't lube this area, it will wear.

The purpose of my post was to inform users that what they are mistaking for rust is actually good lubricant.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with going ahead and cleaning and relubing if you have the part taken apart. As Warp said, parts rarely fail from overlube.

 

[warp9.9]

In all my years I have never seen brown dusty Molybdenum disulfide Year of lubricating catapult foot plates on aircraft carriers still was gray in color. don't get it in the washing mashine or when your ole lady washes her dress whites you will be in the dog house.

Molybdenum disulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula MoS2. This black crystalline sulfide of molybdenum occurs as the mineral molybdenite. It is the principal ore from which molybdenum metal is.

I cannot explain why the honda moly 60 is a lighter grey but I can tell you the tub of Molykote I have got from Grummun Aerospace which was made by Dow Corning is prety dark gray almost to a point where one can argue ist black. When I lube mine up I fill the bottom of the spline cup besides painting both sets of splines. I have not had to use my spare final drive yet on the Falcon which I believe gets the hardest use. Not to argue with you HDto sloe but I have to disagree with you. I have noticed that the new roadsters carrier is blue and seems to not discolor in the heat. but then I have not seen one with over 60,000 hard light years on it yet

 

[TheMadScientist]

It seems counter intuitive for a manufacturer of lubrication to make its product the same color as iron oxide. If this were the case then the people would assume they manufacture a sub par product. People would assume they are looking at rust instead of lube. I would think that their scientists would have more foresight.

 

[Triple Trouble]

Maybe their scientists are mad?

 

[warp9.9]

In all my years I have never seen brown dusty Molybdenum disulfide Year of lubricating catapult foot plates on aircraft carriers still was gray in color. don't get it in the washing mashine or when your ole lady washes her dress whites you will be in the dog house.

Molybdenum disulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula MoS2. This black crystalline sulfide of molybdenum occurs as the mineral molybdenite. It is the principal ore from which molybdenum metal is.

I cannot explain why the honda moly 60 is a lighter grey but I can tell you the tub of Molykote I have got from Grummun Aerospace which was made by Dow Corning is prety dark gray almost to a point where one can argue ist black. When I lube mine up I fill the bottom of the spline cup besides painting both sets of splines. I have not had to use my spare final drive yet on the Falcon which I believe gets the hardest use. Not to argue with you HDto sloe but I have to disagree with you. I have noticed that the new roadsters carrier is blue and seems to not discolor in the heat. but then I have not seen one with over 60,000 hard light years on it yet

Re-quoted because I added to it!!!!!

Morning Peter hows my shields coming