1 Drive Shaft Problems. Sun Dec 10, 2023 11:39 pm
MartinW
Life time member
I have been chasing parts to replace Bruce's final drive and drive shaft which are worn out. Until we lubed it on a Workshop Day I don't think it had ever been done. We eventually found a final drive and I managed to score a drive shaft off a mates parts bike. On trying to remove the shaft it was found that the shaft would not clear the end of the housing. In order to remove shaft the swingarm was removed enabling the shaft to be salvaged. Due to the fact that the shaft wouldn't come out I brought home the shaft and the housing for further investigation. Some years ago I managed to score a brand new shaft off Ebay. I tried the new OEM shaft in the housing and it wouldn't go in either, and was actually a worse fit. There are minor differences between the two shafts. The salvaged shaft has different yokes a minor length difference and the end of the shaft tube is not rolled over. I believe I read somewhere quite a few years ago about an aftermarket shaft that required the housing to be removed in order to fit it. There are no markings on the salvaged shaft and the OEM one has the following.
BMW 26 11-1 454 063/01550
WET 27/07
If the shaft won't fit in Bruce's housing I have come up with three options remove the swingarm housing, grind the U/J yokes to clear or machine the housing. Any thoughts from the brains trust.
Regards Martin.
BMW 26 11-1 454 063/01550
WET 27/07
If the shaft won't fit in Bruce's housing I have come up with three options remove the swingarm housing, grind the U/J yokes to clear or machine the housing. Any thoughts from the brains trust.
Regards Martin.
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1992 K75s