First time off the ground!

[Fingers]

Yeah I've got another front tire waiting for this one to wear out.

 

[Deathhead]

I grease the transmission splines every 5.000 Kilometers without lifting the bike off the ground or pulling the final drive at all.

I simply inject a can of liquid White Grease into the transmissions tube... it's thin like water and reaches the splines easily. Afterwards I do a quick ride around the block to spread the grease all over the entire transmission and then let the bike rest on the sidestand until the solvent is gone and the grease is thick enough.

Works fine for me. I'm too lazy for other methods.

 

[Fingers]

Have you ever pulled the final drive to actually see if this method works,how many miles on your bike?

 

[Deathhead]

I did it twice. Never pulled the final drive.

When I did it for the first time, I injected 400ml into the tube and it was never seen again. Even only 150ml would be enough to fill the entire final drive with grease... Since there is enough slope, it definitely runs down the transmission into the final drive and stays there till the grease gets thick.

This method is not elegant or the best one, since you can't control the actual condition of the transmission, but I'm pretty sure it works fine to prevent the splines from getting dry and rusty.

 

[Boog]

I did it twice. Never pulled the final drive.

When I did it for the first time, I injected 400ml into the tube and it was never seen again. Even only 150ml would be enough to fill the entire final drive with grease... Since there is enough slope, it definitely runs down the transmission into the final drive and stays there till the grease gets thick.

This method is not elegant or the best one, since you can't control the actual condition of the transmission, but I'm pretty sure it works fine to prevent the splines from getting dry and rusty.

How many miles do you have on it since you began this practice?

 

[Deathhead]

How many miles do you have on it since you began this practice?

10.000 Kilometers.

 

[Jag]

I'm not sure why you are doing that, because you only need to lube the splines at each tire change interval. Lazy has nothing to do with it. It's a ten minute job when the wheels off, and dissimilar greases don't mix well together. Good luck with method.

 

[Fingers]

10,000 kilometers is only a little over 6,200 mi.,but with the year I would pull the final drive just to check how dried out the original moly- lube is clean both mating surfaces and apply fresh lube.

 

[Deathhead]

I'm not sure why you are doing that, because you only need to lube the splines at each tire change interval. Lazy has nothing to do with it.

Very simple: I got the bike from the pre-owner with brand new tires and he never knew that the transmission needs grease (low milage, no problem). Since I wanted to save money and my local Triumph dealer was extremely busy at the time anyway, I helped myself. Bridgestone Exedra... so still no need for changing tires after the 6.000 miles...

 

[sonny]

The moly-lube still works even after it appears dried out. Did a lot of research on this subject. The dry powder stuff is actually the moly portion of the lube. The wet stuff is just the agent to get the moly where it needs to be. I used loctite 65% moly on the splines. No way would I mix lubrication's. If the other is not 60% or better moly-lube than it is doing more harm than good. Just my opinion after a lot of research.