Free shipping . I bought a small tube of "BMW Microlube GL261" from the dealer to do this job. I am lubing the input shaft spline and rear wheel splines on my 83 R80. I use many of the other Honda products and every one of them is excellent. After searching, it seems a few in the UK uses castrol alloy molub. As long as you've dropped the FD clean the splines very well with cleaner and a stiff brush. Thanks to Hesh for lending Bob item #2 below and some background. Mercury Marine outboard grease works fairly well (Napa 18-9200). Genuine NBU 30 PTM Lubricating Assembly Grease Spline BMW 75 80 R&K 100 Moto Guzzi, 25gm 5.0 out of 5 stars 8. Not exactly a fun job but a necessary one. My RT passed 45,000 on the way back from the MOA. The grease, 50 - 50 Molybond GA50 and Optimol Optipit grease, which has a base oil of 1500 Cst and also contains a tacky additive. The last spline lube I used (that the same dealer gave me a dab of last year) was green and VERY tacky. I was wondering if this suitable for a spline grease on a BMW bike ? Liqui Moly (20216 LM 48 Assembly Paste - 50 Grams 4.8 out of … The rear drive splines seldom if ever fail so not many riders take the time to lube them. That´s why it is so expensive. The red BMW spooge that comes in the cylindrical tube is good. It was a moly/grease lubricant that I applied with q-tips. You can substitute Texaco Starplex 2 'with moly' which should be purchasable both with moly and without. I'm now having my driveshaft splines replaced because of the poor performance of this lube. Ask for BMW Lubricant #10 Part Number 95 00 9 000 190. Don't obsess about the spline grease. No service manager has ever ask me about greasing the spline. Would Anti-seize work better than grease on the clutch splines? My drive is telelever and has a rubber boot between the swinging arm and transmission. BMW K75 K75S K75C Clutch Spline lube, Spline lube, grease all splines. by: Ron Miller, Manufacturing Engineer < comments denoted> Bob Pasker, Software & Communications Consultant ; original text . Still bright pink. If the line workers at the BMW factory did their job right, the drive splines on the input end of the transmission should have been lubed or greased. Clutch Spline Lube and Anti-Seize. Because I was getting a new tire and plan a very long trip this summer, I decided to lube my driveshaft splines way ahead of schedule. They seemed surprised by this. A necessary job from time to time on my R1200c is a spline lube. $29.99 + $3.05 shipping . ADV Sponsors. 30g BMW K100 K75 K 100 75 R 80 Staburags NBU 30 PTM spline lube assembly grease : Condition: New. I mentioned to some others that I was planning to have my dealer do a spline lube when I returned. kbmwrs ... After following most of the threads, the overall conclusion I've reached is that the "magic, red" BMW lubricant is the most tenacious and effective of the bunch, followed by the Honda product. Make sure you fill in the valleys of the spline. For those of you who lube the final drive splines when you change the FD grease, what lube do you use? It's the sliding action (or rust) that kills splines. Also, where do you buy the 17mm lock nut? We use a very high temperature anti-seize grease; Wurth CU 1800. What do y'all recommend? The high temperature nature ensures stickiness. 03-18-2011, 09:16 AM Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials #1 jduke: Registered . I mentioned this discussion to my BMW service manager and he acknowledged that he had seen a few of these - and actually had to replace the spline as it was rusted in one or two cases. Apparently, BMW seems to think that the chances of water getting round the rubber boot are next to none so they do not lube them at all by default. Ended: Dec 25, 2020. $4.82. 1 SET UNIVERSAL MOTORCYCLE THROTTLE CLUTCH & BRAKE EMERGENCY CABLE REPAIR KIT. Would Anti-seize work better than grease on the clutch splines? Putting lube on clutch splines is not unique to airheads. I use BMW #10 grease and do a spline lube everytime I put on new tires. $4.43. staburags NBU 30 PTM is an assembly grease. As important as putting a bit of grease on the drive shaft/FD splines is grease around the protective boot to keep water out. For airheads, I use an old toothbrush with loctite Moly mixed with a dab of RedNTacky. Charles Blair asked about instructions for a clutch spline lube on an R100GS. I. This results in an every 10000 miles or so lube job on the average. Re: Spline Lube on Paralever Post by Beemerboff » Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:39 am There is no mention of servicing these splines in the BMW service manuals but lubing them is essential because as the lube dries they tend to gall-, that is, to stop sliding. In Paul's own words: On the K lists I'm frequenting these days, this lube is universally scorned. Are you confusing the rear drive spline area with failing transmission input shaft spline failures? I re-do my splines annually and it's always still there. What do y'all recommend? New OEM Front Brake Hose Line Guide Black Dirt Bike … Jim-Mer, Jun 3, 2019 #2. Part 3 of 3, BMW K75 K75S K75C Clutch Spline lube, Spline lube, grease all splines. Price: US $15.50 [History: 5 sold] Shipping: $2.70 Economy Shipping | See details . BMW calls for sealing the rubber boot and prevent water enter the shaft housing. Hey all, I went to my dealer and bought a tiny tube of BMW Spline lube (for $13 !!!). Here are the gen'l directions. New Genuine Honda Brake Hose Cable Guide 1988-2000 XR250R XR600R OEM #J16. HOW TO DO BMW CLUTCH SPLINE LUBE ON R100GS. Click to expand... Where can I buy staburags NBU 30 PTM? I see lots of recommendations for Honda 60 and Guard Dog moly paste - neither of which are currently available. 60g BMW K100 K75 K 100 75 R 80 Staburags NBU 30 PTM spline lube assembly grease. Jim-Mer Slowing Down Supporter. Put a little grease on your finger and apply it to the splines on the U-joint. Which spline lube grease? If it is not shown in the maintenance records, is there any other way to tell if it has been done? I have completed the slave cylinder housing drain hole and am now reassembling the swing arm etc to complete the job using a very good set of instructions from some guy named Kevin Cook. Bit of a bugger innit? Ratings are good. Its a marine grade waterproof multipurpose grease. BMW: Moly Spline Data & Tip. Join Date: Dec 2003. Item location: Hartford, Wisconsin, United States. #26. PAGID CERA TEC Pagid Cera Tec is a metal-free anti-squeal lubricant for vehicle braking systems. Click to expand... No matter who you buy your moly grease from, you're getting molybdenum disulfide, the same chemical compound, so doesn't make much of a difference as long … Lensgrinder, Oct 29, 2009 #27. Hello All, In looking over the maintenance records for my 04 R1150RT I dont find reference to the dreaded Spline Lube. To that I add about 10% by volume of Dixons powdered graphite. 323 Posts . Does anyone know the actual moly content of the BMW grease? Its not really hard, just a bit tedious. Spline was dry. correct grease for spline/wheel lube I could use some advice. You can try Caterpillar spline lube, "Desert Gold Grease 129-1939, NLG1-2, with 5% moly." Spline Gear Lube/Grease ??? Then you did a little reading and found that this maintenance free shaft drive is not quite so maintenance free. Details about 30g BMW K100 K75 K 100 75 R 80 Staburags NBU 30 PTM spline lube assembly grease See original listing. One claimed that the spline lube was no longer recommended for the newer RTs. Open Transmission to tighten a loose grub screw to fix slop or play in the gear shifter. I am giving GD-525 a try; see here what Ted of Ted's House has to say about it vs. BMW red lube. I'll give it a go. It is highly heat resistant (up to 1000°C) and is available in a 75ml tube or a 5ml sachet. R1200c Spline Lube The way I did it. Even a thinner consistency than Vaseline. I know spline lube is part of maintenance on older BMWs (pre 80s but not exact) but not mentioned as required in my '02 RT and '04 S bikes. The real trick with any sticky grease is to NOT OVERLUBE. BMW Airhead Motorcycle Spline Lube (written by rick@webBikeWorld.com – who should be credited for this article – he asks that if you have any comments please email him at the above address) BMW R65 - R100 Motorcycle Maintenance An Airhead spline lube is a necessary maintenance task, covered extensively in some of the other online articles listed below. Update regarding the BMW red spline grease; contributed by Paul Bonneau in a personal e-mail. I decided to do a spline lube on my newly aquired 91 RS and got to pulling the transmission off and realised there were no bolts as described in "How to's" and elswhere. This new stuff is thinner than typical chassis grease and even less tacky. Beemer Boneyeard doesn't appear to carry it. #1. About to use it and see that the stuff looks just like Vaseline. #49. miker325, Dec 19, 2019 #50. miker325 Long timer. The 1150 bikes do have a long standing failure of the trans input shaft splines to the clutch disk splines. I bought a small tube of it last time I did my FD splines and paid about $20 for it from my dealer. RunninRanger and SmittyBlackstone like this. … No other grease do this job so well as NBU 30 PTM. It says on it, "For use on clutch spline shaft". by Pokie Parmidge 2013 . No real need to & BMW doesn't have that as a needed service. So I got a tub. Warning - don't get it on your hands or you'll leave marks on the missus. Then on the back of the package it claims you can use it for just about everything on the bike. How to do a "shaft spline lube" on a monolever K100/K75 So you've bought yourself one of those silly BMW motorcycles with water cooling, more than one cylinder and a lovely maintenance free shaft drive that people on the Internet rave about. I finished installing a new clutch in a '98 Mustang which came with a small tube of clutch spline lube. For the splines molybdenium grease! If not, what is the recommended interval? Discussion Starter • #1 • Jan 21, 2008. This is probably a better grease for this purpose than the BMW #10, but I am of the opinion that the frequency of doing the lube is more important than the grease used. $15.95. You should remove the clutch assembly and clean the spline thoroughly. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 10 of 10 Posts. Free shipping . I repeat, should have. By: Frank Glamser August 1999. Mix thoroughly and coat both splines, the assemble. Costs $7-10 and gives you enough for hundreds of lubes. The bike was a '94 K75S, with ABS. Details about 60g BMW K100 K75 K 100 75 R 80 Staburags NBU 30 PTM spline lube assembly grease R80 R100 R90 1100 1200 RS LT moto guzzi Any grease (except that silly expensive grease used in Indycar & F1 bearings, which … The proper grease is no longer Starburgs, but BMW #10. Share this post. Joined: Sep 9, 2015 Oddometer: … Many recommend using a molybdeum grease, like Honda Moly 60 to do the splines. Link to post. The drive-shaft to fd splines don't slide much (if at all). 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