Final Drive Pinion Gear check your oil once a year

[Patch]

Hey guys, it has been a while since my last confession.

 

Last year I and a buddy took our Ventures for a stretch.

I ended up with rear rubber problems, broken toes, cracked elbow, and you know that gut feeling as she rolls to nap on ya...

It started in an S curve..... Well I tell you story another time;)

 

So in MTL I found tires - just one day away - so I had to hurry up and wait of course for a week, but they could make time to change them for me so I waited.

 

Like many of us I am not comfortable with someone else working on my bikes, however doing it in the motel parking lot....

 

On my return home pulling up to the door I thought I heard a noise from the rear, also noticed she slipped back quite a bit on the side stand in 1st?

 

I had a list of stuff I wanted to do on the bike nothing major but certainly look her over in depth and the work on the rear wheel the coming spring.

 

Well no riding for me this year maybe next as well they tell me so I listed it.

I also went through the bike with a fine tooth comb and she sold to a very nice fellow named Les, (i'm sure he'll member up)

 

I mentioned to Les that I hadn't check the back yet but talked about her horses all being in a row and, that I would deliver her after I checked the rear end!

 

When I drain the melon OH brother she sparkled yikes. I ran my pencil magnet through the spill, then began the tear down.

 

The pinion as you can see one half in the pic is toast. Not sure if the bearing went first then the gear or if it was just a soft one, previous owner hauled first 2 years, so don't know if... I do know I've changed the oil and it didn't have that many miles still only 81k KLM

 

Well regardless I am grateful she didn't lockup on my trip and that I get to spare the risk posed to Les..

 

So I am having a devil of a time sourcing a replacement. I have found 1 old 1200 and 1, 9 though in my territory, I posted a Canada wide search this morning but nothing so far.

 

Does the Gen 2 bolt right on? I know they have a sensor, there seems to be many of those around..

 

Opinions Thoughts?

 

Patch

Edited June 5, 2018 by Patch

[BlueSky]

Geez! That's fugly!

[Patch]

So received a very nice condition final drive this evening.

 

Prepping it for the shaft look what I found on the old unit.

If you have on these before you'll know by the spring where it goes.

[Du-Rron]

So received a very nice condition final drive this evening.

 

Prepping it for the shaft look what I found on the old unit.

If you have on these before you'll know by the spring where it goes.

 

[Patch]

You got it Du-Ron!

[videoarizona]

So received a very nice condition final drive this evening.

 

Prepping it for the shaft look what I found on the old unit.

If you have on these before you'll know by the spring where it goes.

 

 

 

That looks like a broken bolt to me....I had one like it on my 1st Gen...

[Patch]

Yep it is the top of the pinion gear. That nut hold the pinion to the coupling gear keeping both in place.