Lube the splines...

[Journeyman]

Decided to do the splines when the new tire goes on. Still not to sure how many to miles to expect out of the avon

I've never been a fan of them, but lots of folks here do love them. I have favorite tires, but they all get about the same mileage. The favs wear more evenly and, of course, to me anyway seem to perform better.

 

[Kiwicol]

what oil do ya use Journeyman . . .

 

[Journeyman]

what oil do ya use Journeyman . . .

Oh, now, don't get us started.....

But, since you asked.... Motul 7100. It's red and looks like cough syrup- for that alone and no other reason, making it the greatest oil on earth

 

[Kiwicol]

I use 5100, but agreed, we won't go there, it was just a bit of cheek.

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

What is the difference between 5100 and 7100 ? Do they have different intended uses ?

 

[Kiwicol]

7100 is full synthetic & 5100 is semi syn. On the open road, no difference, lots of city riding, 7100 has the edge, just. That's from Motul.

 

[rick danger]

Pretty dirty. 8k miles. If I can find a little plug of open cell foam ..

 

[rick danger]

 

[ciderbaby]

For anyone doing this do both ends. I got my grease this morning so I dropped my wheel and new metzeler to my tyre guy. As luck would have it all 4 diff studs came out. The flange looked pretty clean but I could see a few if the splines were shiny and not much grease to be seen.
I decided to look at the other end and there was nothing there. Slightly rusty and some polished splines again.

Don't short cut do both i

 

[Kevin frazier]

At a little over 8k miles I thought it time to lube the splines on the 3R. I'm one of the few who went through a final drive and drive shaft on the older models and have tried since then to do this with every rear tire change or, at least, every other, so every 4 -8,000 miles. Although there was a thin coating on the splines, it looked like it was about time to add some moly. I also change the final drive fluid with each tire change- it's cheap and easy.

The process was pretty straightforward- see pages 1256 - 1264 in the manual. Basically, remove the wheel, rear caliper, disconnect the ABS sensor and the wiring for the license plate, and the four nuts to the bevel box- lube and reassemble.

Here's what it looked like.....

How long does that spring do exactly what its supposed to?