Drive Shaft service?

[RHODESIA SMITH]

Hello all,

do any of you blokes know if there is a way to service- regrease the universals on the drive shaft of these GS Shafties?

I remember I had a friend who's drive shaft on his GS1000 packed up. I have had two of these bikes and I must admit have somhow always negleted the shaft.

[Steve]

As far as I know, there is no way to lube the u-joint.

The only service that can be done is to lube the splines, which is very rarely done.

The list of service that needs to be done to the whole shaft-drive system is: changing the fluid in the secondary drive (the gears at the back of the engine), using Moly 60 grease on the splines where the shaft meets the final drive unit, a bit more Moly 60 where the wheel splines meet the final drive and changing the oil in the final drive itself.

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[Flyboy]

Yep, not much you can do there, other than keep the rubber boot in tact to stop grit from getting in.
It's a normal wear item, ride it till it makes clanking noises and then replace it, its not a major job to replace a UJ, mine is still good from new, 30 years later.

[RHODESIA SMITH]

ok thanks blokes. yet another reason to love these bikes.

we work with a lot of truck propshafts- even though it is not our main business so i figure when i have trouble I will ask one of local engineering shops to help me out.

FlyBoy- you going to the 1000 bike show next month 2-5july?

[Flyboy]

Hi RS, sure I will be there, it is right at my work place, so maybe it would be a good time to meet up and down a few cold ones at TAC or the Harvard Cafe.
As i recall, there were over 1100 bikes there last year.

[1_v8_merc]

I was about to say....I've never seen "service" and "GS driveshaft" in the same sentence before.

These aren't your run-of-mill crap-shaft bikes.
Suzuki did it right, the first time.

[Charlie G]

Hi RS, sure I will be there, it is right at my work place, so maybe it would be a good time to meet up and down a few cold ones at TAC or the Harvard Cafe.
As i recall, there were over 1100 bikes there last year.

You should take some pictures while at the show and post them up. We need visual aides.

Charlie G

[RHODESIA SMITH]

FB - ja good idea- am planning on downing a few cold ones myself! hope the wind holds back a bit for the dust.
- I was thinking about putting my old girl GS in again ( did last year- didnt win prizes but who cares it was a fun anyway.)

This year bike is no longer a classic, it is now an antique and in 5 years time will be a vintage. spoke with the one bloke says bigger tent ect ect.

My uncle always puts in what he says are "proper bikes"- (BSA, Norton ect), but the judges have a hard time with him as they all have the same number plate and current reg papers)-- its a long story and if you understand the way the traffic department doesn't work it all makes sense; the purists always gass him about it!

yes Im sure we can put some pics up for you other blokes from around the world to see.