I did another lube today at over 40K miles. The grease from the previous maintenance still looked pretty good, but time for a refresh. I think it was about 10k miles ago. I use a concoction of Molly grease from the auto parts store mixed with pure molly (I think I posted about this already), but I'm sure any good quality molly grease will be fine.
Lift bike- I backup he ATV jack with an overhead strap, but you could use blocks
Remove tire, remove rear brakes, remove ABS sensor here (T30)...
... drain the final drive and remove the license plate hanger (T50)
As before, lots of dirt accumulates here...
Clean and lube..
Add some extra grease to the end of the spring to help hold it in place
Use a jack, blocks, whatever to get the FD close to position. With the 2.5s you have room to grab the drive shaft and turn and angle it to get it to line up with the FD. Once in the right position it will slide on easily.
Note: I've done this without a jack and also kept the license plate holder on, but it is not worth the hassle. The FD is very awkwardly balanced. It's nice to be able to set it down close to the "goal" if things don't line up correctly and the license plate holder (just three bolts) just makes things worse.
- Torque the nuts and reinstall the ABS sensor. This is also a good time to relube the needle bearings on the outside of the FD.
See manual for further instructions and torque settings