Rear drive hub oil leak

[Redmonster]

Just walked into the garage to find oil on the floor and around the rear hub

Bike is 9 months out of warranty with 16000 miles

Not used off road.

Is this normal for the gasket to go so early and should it be covered by Bmw
Or shall I just bite the biscuit and do it my self.

I’m sure it will be cheaper to purchase a puller than get them to do the whole job and bend me over for payment


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[malcopopolo]

Quality bikes these Watercooled GS

 

[Santa-2512]

Outer seal,

If your careful and competant, DIY --

Inner seal or bearings - Mikeyboy

 

[milleplod]

Outer seal,

If your careful and competant, DIY --

Inner seal or bearings - Mikeyboy

Or, if you're incompetent....Mikeyboy.....he did the outer on my hexhead last week after I spent ages trying to get the bastard thing out. In the time it took me to take my helmet and gloves off, he'd done it. Bit of a ride for you though....the job's simple enough if you've got the knack. I obviously hadn't, I'd been using a small screwdriver to try to lever the seal out, Mike used a much bigger one!

Pete

 

[Mr Bean]

Quality bikes these Watercooled GS

Happens on the earlier 1200's too...

 

[Redmonster]

Outer seal,

If your careful and competant, DIY --

Inner seal or bearings - Mikeyboy

So I’m assuming it’s seal “4”
Any specific tool needed to get to it or is it just removing the outer dust cover

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[Santa-2512]

So I’m assuming it’s seal “4”
Any specific tool needed to get to it or is it just removing the outer dust cover

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If your assuming seal 4, it may not be

My seal 4 was weeping, but because the hub had play the seal probably couldnt cope , hence the leak .

check for play first

 

[twizzle]

If seal 4 leaks screw a self tapper into it and pull it out with molegrips / use the old seal once removed as an interface between the new seal and rubber mallet to tap it home.

 

[Redmonster]

If seal 4 leaks screw a self tapper into it and pull it out with molegrips / use the old seal once removed as an interface between the new seal and rubber mallet to tap it home.

Thanks

Does the cover pop off or screw off


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[twizzle]

Pops off...

Thanks

Does the cover pop off or screw off


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[Redmonster]

Pops off...

Many thanks


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[milleplod]

Mikeyboy gave a heads-up regarding the hexhead seal removal, I assume it'll apply to yours too - be very careful screwing anything into the seal to remove it. The 'recommended' way is to drill a small hole into the seal - BMW use a special drill bit that can't go more than a mm or so past the metal insert - there's a bearing cage directly behind the seal that you really don't want to damage....

Pete

 

[Redmonster]

Mikeyboy gave a heads-up regarding the hexhead seal removal, I assume it'll apply to yours too - be very careful screwing anything into the seal to remove it. The 'recommended' way is to drill a small hole into the seal - BMW use a special drill bit that can't go more than a mm or so past the metal insert - there's a bearing cage directly behind the seal that you really don't want to damage....

Pete

Got me one of these

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[milleplod]

Mike used one of these.......

 

[Joe narvey]

Don’t worry about the warranty if it’s just the outer seal BMW charge £99 to supply and fit so it’s under the £100 excess.

Wouldnt have helped you ..

 

[Redmonster]

Don’t worry about the warranty if it’s just the outer seal BMW charge £99 to supply and fit so it’s under the £100 excess.

Wouldnt have helped you ..

Wow
They don’t look after owners or their bikes at all do they *




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[Redmonster]

Just taken the outer seal off
It’s soaked in oil
I thought it would be rubber!!
It’s some sort of man made fibre or felt.


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