Drive Spline greasing

[Mr Bean]

Which grease do you use on which component?

Staburags is used to seal the gaiter to fd/swingarm. Optimol is for the spline to shaft

 

[Edmund Kean]

Not as expensive as water getting past the gaiter.

It also goes a long way.

That’s got to be true.

My comment meant… I’ve achieved an excellent result using different products meaning I spent less.

 

[Hann]

Staburags is used to seal the gaiter to fd/swingarm. Optimol is for the spline to shaft

Cheers, what about the needle rollers in the pivots, normal LM grease?
What`s the white suff i see blathered about the final drives, is that the Staburegs? Sure i`ve seen it on the splines, too..?

 

[Edmund Kean]

Cheers, what about the needle rollers in the pivots, normal LM grease?
What`s the white suff i see blathered about the final drives, is that the Staburegs? Sure i`ve seen it on the splines, too..?

The Castrol moly is a grey/white colour.

 

[malcopopolo]

Given that virtually no grease exists on the splines. A moly based marine grease is a good alternative at a quarter of the price

 

[Mr Bean]

Given that virtually no grease exists on the splines. A moly based marine grease is a good alternative at a quarter of the price

I prefer to use what the manufacturer uses.

As they're often accused of penny pinching, there must be a good reason to use the expensive stuff?

 

[Edmund Kean]

I prefer to use what the manufacturer uses.

As they're often accused of penny pinching, there must be a good reason to use the expensive stuff?

My 2021 had no sign that the Castrol moly paste had been used during manufacture.

 

[leadfarmer]

If I get round to looking at mine it will get some of this, ‘cos it’s what I’ve got

 

[Mr Bean]

My 2021 had no sign that the Castrol moly paste had been used during manufacture.

Mine did.

 

[shez1]

Drive Spline Greasing

I used to do it annually but found plenty of grease was still present so moved it out to 2 yearly. I don't do deep river crossings!

 

[Edmund Kean]

Mine did.

Mine was certainly greased but the product showed no sign of colour as the Castrol moly paste has, ie a white/grey appearance.

 

[Mr Bean]

The Optimol I have is grey. The white stuff is Staburags.

 

[hawkeye]

Given the discussions on here about the rear drive spline, when my 2019 R1250GS was in the workshop recently being serviced I asked if they could grease the rear spline. The Service Manager - whom I should say I know pretty well and trust - said that if I really wanted it done they were prepared to do the job, however on these later GS's there is already a thin covering of grease which should be sufficient to stop the spline seizing; He went on to mention that he was fully aware of the various forum discussions on the subject, but that his recommendation for the 1250's was that it was not needed.

 

[Skudd]

Having just had a rear drive fail and finding everything rusted and seized, stripping down the back end and giving everything a good lube is well worth the hassle and time spent whether you do it yourself or get a mechanic to do it.

 

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Given the discussions on here about the rear drive spline, when my 2019 R1250GS was in the workshop recently being serviced I asked if they could grease the rear spline. The Service Manager - whom I should say I know pretty well and trust - said that if I really wanted it done they were prepared to do the job, however on these later GS's there is already a thin covering of grease which should be sufficient to stop the spline seizing; He went on to mention that he was fully aware of the various forum discussions on the subject, but that his recommendation for the 1250's was that it was not needed.

This .......

Its unnecessary.......

 

[Deleted account 250319001]

Be back shortly, Just going to strip down and grease all my van and car drive splines.....

 

[RallyeGS]

You're late!

 

[Deleted account 250319001]

You're late!

I was sitting on the fence to be fair !

I had exactly the same conversation with my dealership. They did say, there was a batch of USA bikes that were re-called as the factory hadn't put any grease on. But other than that, Its a completely unnecessary procedure. I do understand that it makes people feel better for doing it.

Grease away

 

[malcopopolo]

1250 may be correct. my 66 plate 1200gs had early signs of corrosion and was a bugger to get apart.

Marine waterproof grease now used once a year. The grease is there to prevent corrosion. Posh BMW stuff might last years - who knows ? A perfect opportunity to check brakes and give a deep clean underneath. Nice winter job.

Yes it may be unnecessary until you your final drive needs servicing or replacing then you will have headache if seized - nothing wrong with preventative maintenance. BMW do not specify in the service interval as it makes their already high cost of servicing even higher and they know that most bikes it takes 10 years plus to hit even 40k miles

 

[batman1]

To the collective……..feed back!

Well I took my 1250 in for its two year service this morning, as previously mentioned when I booked it in I’d queried about having the splines greased and the suggested additional £40 was already added to my service sheet, however the technician came out to meet me and invited me back to the workshop, he mentioned the splines greasing query that was added to my work sheet which we discussed and to cut a long story short he suggested that I leave the splines until my 12,000 mile service as by far the majority of the bikes that he has had apart were quite well greased up from the factory.

He’s a very good technician and a guy I trust so I took his advice and kept the extra £40 in my pocket

He also produced a detailed video of the service inspection which arrived on my phone while I was sat drinking complimentary coffee in Marshall’s showroom, I’d be happy to post it on here if anyone is interested.

I came away very satisfied and the total cost of service was £160.00. My bike is 2 years old 9,000 miles on the clock.(1250 Rallye)