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1 week ago today I changed oil & final drive gear grease. I met Pianoman in Leavenworth and rode for a time after that. I rode to work a few days this past week and have put a total of 166 miles on since the service. I had a hard time finding the exact Mobile product for the final gear drive grease designated in the manual or that which was discussed in a "Gear Grease" thread. I gathered from the discussion that there are "3" properties of the final gear grease that are critical: Synthetic oil, meets or exceeds GL-5 requirements and is of a viscosity of 95W. I studied the properties of "Royal Purple Max Gear high performance automotive gear oil" and it met all the above. Although it (Royal Purple) is rated at 75W-140, all other specs seem to meet the requirements. I knew from Flips comments not to run "thick" gear grease in cold weather, which I do not ride in temps below 40 to 45 so I though I'd be safe.
Today (late morning) I went to roll the Babe out of the shed but had extreme difficulty getting it to "roll" backwards. I blew it off that I just didn't get enough momentum to carry me out the door. I did what I needed to do (without starting her) and went to push her back in (as I have done many times) but could not get her to roll up the slight grade into the shed. I really hate starting the girl just to run her for 5 seconds to put her in the shed. I had me son assist pushing and we got her in & put to rest. Later in the day I needed to get her back out to finish the project but again had great difficulty getting her out of the shed rolling backwards. I started thinking something was up but focused on a possible brake dragging. I finished the project & let her sit during the afternoon hours. I had a short trip to make & the sun was shining so I thougt I'd take the girl for a spin. I had only gone a short distance & could tell something was holding her back. Not sure what to think, I snatched the front & rear brake a few times to see if I could break the "what ever" loose to get her to roll freely. No good! I started to turn on the "detection" senses and heard a strange noise coming from the rear gearbox. Kind of a hollow, dry (not good) noise. I had only gone a few blocks so I headed straight home & put her away.
I took note of the milage & have traveled 166 miles since the gear grease change, which I'm really thinking is the issue here. OK, 166 miles with gear grease which is potentially not meeting the criteria. Have I used a gear grease which is causing a problem, and have I driven enough miles to say I'm at the point of no return? Anyone out there have any suggestions as to where to go from here?
My plan it to acquire the Mobile product specified, put the bike on the centerstand, run the engine & let the rear wheel turn long enough to warm the grease (while under no load) and drain the Royal Purple & replace accordingly. Fill with Mobile produce, run more, drain & replace again.
Any other suggestions? Thanks team.
Today (late morning) I went to roll the Babe out of the shed but had extreme difficulty getting it to "roll" backwards. I blew it off that I just didn't get enough momentum to carry me out the door. I did what I needed to do (without starting her) and went to push her back in (as I have done many times) but could not get her to roll up the slight grade into the shed. I really hate starting the girl just to run her for 5 seconds to put her in the shed. I had me son assist pushing and we got her in & put to rest. Later in the day I needed to get her back out to finish the project but again had great difficulty getting her out of the shed rolling backwards. I started thinking something was up but focused on a possible brake dragging. I finished the project & let her sit during the afternoon hours. I had a short trip to make & the sun was shining so I thougt I'd take the girl for a spin. I had only gone a short distance & could tell something was holding her back. Not sure what to think, I snatched the front & rear brake a few times to see if I could break the "what ever" loose to get her to roll freely. No good! I started to turn on the "detection" senses and heard a strange noise coming from the rear gearbox. Kind of a hollow, dry (not good) noise. I had only gone a few blocks so I headed straight home & put her away.
I took note of the milage & have traveled 166 miles since the gear grease change, which I'm really thinking is the issue here. OK, 166 miles with gear grease which is potentially not meeting the criteria. Have I used a gear grease which is causing a problem, and have I driven enough miles to say I'm at the point of no return? Anyone out there have any suggestions as to where to go from here?
My plan it to acquire the Mobile product specified, put the bike on the centerstand, run the engine & let the rear wheel turn long enough to warm the grease (while under no load) and drain the Royal Purple & replace accordingly. Fill with Mobile produce, run more, drain & replace again.
Any other suggestions? Thanks team.