final drive

Hi everyone, I have just done my first final drive lube on the new-to-me R1200GSA (2010 w/vent) that i bought last august with 140,000 km. As it's the first time I open one up, I have little experience evaluating the mechanical integrity, so any remarks/comments on the general condition and the...

Doing the annual service on the bike; drained out the final drive oil and removed the filler plug to let it all drain freely. Just spinning the brake disc assembly... is this noise 'normal' or is it indicative of bearing problems inside the FD? Bike is 2008 GSA with 48k miles. Serviced regularly...

Hi all, I have a quick question on installing a new needle bearing on the final drive pivot. How far in does the bearing need to go? Is it flush with the final drive or recessed and if so how far. Many thanks

:mad: My daily commute/work hack has died! It seems that BMW is aware of this issue from the online complaints and everything else being said, but to add insult to injury the prices for replacements are about half the cost of the bike! I've been quoted for the driveshaft by BMW (a new part...

Hi guys, there are a lot of posts about this here, but just to make sure, since this is my first GS - is this amount of metal parts on magnetic fd drain plug something I should address immediatelly? I changed the oil after 4500km - my first change so I cannot tell since when this is...

So after a period of weeks of having an intermittent creak as soon as I put the 2006 R1200GS under load wheeling it in an out of the garage , and a suspected FD failure - it changed to a quiet knocking noise instead. No play, no leaks , just a clear sound of a failed bearing wheeling it...

Can anyone give me advice on GS final drive? I took my bike into a BMW garage to get a few recall jobs done for free, they said the bike was in very good condition with about 30000 miles on clock, but there was a faint noise from the final drive when turning the wheel. They didn't say fix it...

Hi Folks. Long time reader, first time posting.... I have a 2012 F800GS Triple Black, now with 55000 miles Having recently come back from Argentina and an epic 16000 Miles from New York to Ushuia and back via Buenos Aires I thought the bike had done well to only suffer a few punctures and a...

Hi Guys, I know this has been much a topic of conversation in the past. However: My bike went into the BMW dealer for a service and a product recall for a rear wheel flange replacement. When I picked up the bike they stated on the health check that the 'final drive bearing' had 'excessive...