ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE: How to lube the FD splines on the shaft drive of your BMW R1250GS / R1200GS

This video has The Motorrad Rider taking you through his method of lubricating the final drive (drive shaft) splines on his BMW R1200GS Adventure. This essential maintenance is not included in any of the BMW scheduled servicing and therefore has resulted in many drive shafts rusting and splines in the final drive seizing on to the drive shaft. This can result in harsh ride, harsh gear changes and ultimately damage to the gearbox due to excessive pressure being exerted from a "solid" rear drive.

PLEASE VIEW THE ENTIRE VIDEO BEFORE COMMENCING THE WORK. ENSURE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT TOOLS AND GREASES ETC., AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE MOTORCYCLE SECURED CORRECTLY BEFORE COMMENCING WORK. If you do not feel confident to attempt the procedure on your own or that you haven't the necessary tools to complete the work, get help from someone who can help or failing that, insist that your local mechanic or dealer perform the task for you. The timeline is timestamped for easier reference.

In the case of the Motorrad Rider, he will not need to recheck the splines for another 10000 - 15000 kilometres due to the Australian climate. If you live in an area that is exposed to salt on the roads, cold and wet climates or do a lot of off-roading with the shaft drive BMW's, then checking at 5000 kilometre intervals would be suggested.

Inside the final drive housing can be sprayed with something like ACF-50 to help keep moisture at bay. Again, only a suggestion.

All the tools can be purchased from any automotive supply store or tool shop as can the greases and thread locker. As some viewers are finding the white lithium grease difficult to source here in Australia, here is a link that should help:- https://www.onlineautoparts.com.au/pr...

0:00 Intro
0:55 Title
1:04 Before you start
2:14 What's needed
2:25 Safety
3:11 Speed sensor
5:05 Rear guard removal
5:58 Speed sensor & brake caliper
8:11 Securing brake caliper
9:27 Paralever bolt
11:50 Separating FD
12:09 Inspecting FD
13:44 Re-aasembly & paralever bolt
16:56 Greasing FD boot
18:11 Brake caliper & speed sensor
20:34 Tightening paralever bolt
21:02 Brake caliper bolt tightening
21:37 Conclusion
23:22 Torque settings, greases & thread lock