Final drive broken in Warrington :(

[Welshman]

Hi Andris,

If FD went again within just 1 year lifetime it was deffo shimmed wrong! With 90+% certainty. It just eats the bearing alive when it's preloaded (shimmed) off the spec.

I see you're getting a complete FD assy now instead of replacing+reshimming bearing? If so then it's better - much easier to replace. But if the new one blows up again within a short time/mileage period, then you know it's shimmed wrong.

Correctly shimmed new bearing should go well beyond 50 000+km on R11xx/850 bikes if you do correct oil changes. Mine has gone 100 000+km and that's two up full gear (bike is loaded to around 450kg most of the time!). I do oil change in gearbox & FD around every 10 000km too tho.

Take care, Margus

Mine spotted the rear rim with oil over 50,000km,s ago at 55,000km,s did not reshim and did not change the seal, not an issue since and my riding is a high proportion of gravel and washboard etc etc... if it was gonna fail it should the road conditions ridden...

 

[Rushy]

Nice one Mark

 

[stolzy]

Karma

Good things headed your way Mark

 

[ktmmark]

I think most people on here are the type that will step forward if they can help,The number of other people offering equipment and transport today prove that
Thats why i am proud to be a member
must remember, if i break down to put it on here before i call the AA

 

[nick.ct]

Nice one Mark
Well done that man, top marks
What a gent to spend your Bank Holiday helping a fellow Tosser in trouble.
Where's the little angel, oh, here it is

 

[Aidan1150]

Nice one Mark
Well done that man, top marks
What a gent to spend your Bank Holiday helping a fellow Tosser in trouble.

What Nick said.

 

[Bigyin]

must remember, if i break down to put it on here before i call the AA

Another vote for that sentiment

Well done on the assistance and well above and beyond the call of duty

 

[MattW]

Nice one Mark
A very generous thing to do.

 

[Paul G (BHT)]

Nice one Mark, top man... a true tosser indeed.

 

[Timolgra]

Well done

..............will you come round and cut my grass

 

[asnore]

Yeah

So I am safely in London, will cross the channel in evening. Thanks to Mark for help, it was fast and as you say tossership is a great thing
This final drive was the one which Steptoe sent to me in wales, when my previous was gone in small village. It has done 15k miles when I put it on and I did maybe 10k more miles on it, so it's probably factory shimmed wrong.

 

[Paul G (BHT)]

Mark, it is indeed selfless acts like this by those willing to go the extra 'mile' that makes this place what it is

Have a free 12 months subs on us

 

[Davel]

- and a virtual pint on me

 

[ktmmark]

Mark, it is indeed selfless acts like this by those willing to go the extra 'mile' that makes this place what it is

Have a free 12 months subs on us

That's much appreciated, Thanks lad's

 

[David Lee]

It's well deserved

 

[ktmmark]

Home safe and sound

Got the drive unit back today,He got home safe and sound repaired his old unit