03-13-2021, 02:20 PM
With the weather starting to warm up I decided to start into this project today. Temp is about 43F and sunny. I ignored the advic[/quote]e to look in the front boot before dropping the back end and the rear did not want to drop easily. Soon figured out that it was the spline not disengaging that was the hold up. So a little encouragement got that fixed up. Some observations:
- No water in there at all but there is dirt!
- No lube in there at all and there is some corrosion.
- No snap ring in evidence at the front end.
The bike is a 2017 red frame with about 23000 miles on it. At this point I have done the teardown but no cleaning or lube work. Here is a link to the pics I took to show the condition. I'll update this when I decide to go back out in the garage. There was a time when I lived to play mechanic. But that time is past, and I have little motivation these days. But I'll get back to this and update in a few days.
https://aintstoppin.smugmug.com/Other/R1200RS
- No water in there at all but there is dirt!
- No lube in there at all and there is some corrosion.
- No snap ring in evidence at the front end.
The bike is a 2017 red frame with about 23000 miles on it. At this point I have done the teardown but no cleaning or lube work. Here is a link to the pics I took to show the condition. I'll update this when I decide to go back out in the garage. There was a time when I lived to play mechanic. But that time is past, and I have little motivation these days. But I'll get back to this and update in a few days.
https://aintstoppin.smugmug.com/Other/R1200RS