Rear final drive question

[KIC]

This is in another unrelated thread so I thought I would post it as a specific question. This is my response/question....

 

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I just lubed my final drive when I switched the rear tire. I'm thinking that we could pull your final drive off without pulling the tire all the way off to make it a faster job.

 

OKAY..Gurus.. what if we

1) empty all the bags of weight

2) put on center stand

3) small board under tire to barely support it ( this all saves the front tire removal)

4) remove the left exhaust pipe

5) remove the easy 3 nuts holding the final drive

6) fight like crap to get the fourth top inside nut

7) remove the final drive ???

 

That is the question...will there be enough room without removing the whole axle and rear wheel.. I know we wouldn't have to take the wheel from under the bike, but removing the whole rear wheel thing includes the brakes and other exhaust etc.

 

 

 

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[Flyinfool]

I would think you are still going nowhere. The axle is still going thru the final drive and the brake and swing arm on the other side and holding it all together.

[Venturous Randy]

Originally Posted by KIC 4) remove the left exhaust pipe 5) remove the easy 3 nuts holding the final drive 6) fight like crap to get the fourth top inside nut 7) remove the final drive ??? That is the question...will there be enough room without removing the whole axle and rear wheel.. I know we wouldn't have to take the wheel from under the bike, but removing the whole rear wheel thing includes the brakes and other exhaust etc.

You may have to remove both bags and the right muffler. You should not have to remove the left muffler.

Remove the bolts from the caliper and pull it off and out of the way. While the caliper is off, do not touch the rear brake pedal.

Remove the caliper bracket and you should have enough room to take the wheel loose, move it over and remove the final drive.

When you pull the final drive out, the driveshaft will normally come out with it. If the pinion nut is broken, it may not. Either way, you will need to pull the driveshaft out of the final drive to check the pinion nut.

RandyA

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