Shaft drive water drain done but?
- Thread starter kwackless
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It only covers authority RTps not normal RTs. Our blood bike fleet of RTs have been registered with BMW as arduous duty bikes, but currently only the RTp have had the shaft check, not our not authority bikes.
Maybe the warranty claims are increasing - or someone in the states has filed legal papers? So they have decided to take action. if not a problem - why are they doing it?
TBH might not take my bike in, I pull apart the final drive every winter and grease the splines. Ideal opportunity to check/clean the other areas.
Appreciate some on here will not like getting their hands dirty
YES I agree I'm not rushing to take mine in, I don't wade deep water and check splines annually.
I don't trust anyone servicing my bike behind closed doors
ilkleymoron
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yep this is what i was told when discussing bikes and issues when picking up mine last week
only plod bikes in the RT model
Hi If your concerned about this I will share my experience today: Had my 2018 GSA in today for a service and the recall mod, they did the mod, no water in the shaft, did the check allegedly all good. However during the service they found a minute hole in the shaft gator, I decided to have it replaced, when the pulled the shaft they found it was rusty and seized solid. Thankfully because the bike was dealer purchased and serviced the service manager has put through a warranty claim we she us fairly certain will be granted.
Think this highlights you cannot always afford not follow dealer advice
Good luck
Think this highlights you cannot always afford not follow dealer advice
Good luck
bosnjo
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A mate has an RS1250 with this grommet in place, apparently some later RS bikes had this from the factory yet BMW are not considering rolling out the "fix" to any older LC bikes except the GS (go figure). At least the grommet was in place until last week when it was discovered that it now resides inside the shaft housing. Owners of bikes with the rubber grommet in place might want to check that it stays put or replace it with one that does stay put. Honestly, how can something so simple be messed up? Mine's outside of warranty so I'll be removing and inspecting/regreasing the splines every 10K miles or every few years. It's a straightforward DIY job so I'd consider it as part and parcel of a maintenance schedule.
Don’t think it’s just a simple rubber grommet mate. If you change it for something else it’d need to be a check valve of some variety. I’ve had mine done but haven’t done anything with it yet but I’m going to stick it in place.
I think it's a rubber one way valve so it can drain. But it isn't doing much good having found its way into the drive shaft housing. They may have done better to make it a more solid bung which could be removed periodically to drain any moisture which finds it's way in there. If anything did drain out, I'd be looking to inspect and replace the gators or re-seal them properly. From that point of view it's just a convenient way to check for the symptom so that a fix can be done.
No it's not. It's a rubber check valve, designed to let any water out but not let water in when crossing deep water. It doesn't require much pressure to open. Any water in the housing will be safely drained on the ground.
Similar check valves are used on vehicle AC train tubes to keep bugs and dirt away from the evap coils.
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