Rear Wheel Fitting Question

[Mark Dunn]

Hi all,

I'm having a set of Avon Cobras fitted to my 2009 R3 this coming Friday (12-17). I'm having a dealer do it, but I have a question.

As all Valkyrie owners know (or should know), when you remove the rear wheel of a Valk it is advisable to slightly loosen the four bolts that hold the bevel box to the drive shaft cover / swinging arm, and to torque them up as the last thing you do after replacing the wheel. The reason for this is that, on a Valk at least, it enables the drive shaft splines at the bevel box end to find their 'home' position correctly. If you don't do it serious wear can occur.

Now, I know an R3 isn't a Valk but the drive design is very similar. Does anyone know if the Valk style process is relavent to the R3?

Thanks!

Regards,
Mark Dunn

 

[warp9.9]

Mark you do not need to but If I were you I would have the dealer pull the final drive and lube the splines with the honda moly60 lube or after a while she will dry up a screw the splines up. If your dealer does not want to do it then save yourself some money pull the wheel yourself and take it to a car shop to have the tire put on my guy charges me 10 bucks and then before I install it I the pull the rear diff and lube the splines on the shaft. Very few pieces of equipment ever die of over lubrication. Just my two cents worth .

 

[Mark Dunn]

Thanks Warp,

I'll have the dealer lube the splines.

Regards,
Mark Dunn