How To Lubricate The Rear Drive Splines

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dutchpurrpl wrote: Just one thing: how do I get rid of the vision of the front wheel studs coming loose, the wheel going flying, and the fork digging into the highway, launching me into a thousand foot arc?
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For piece of mind on the Front wheel Studs you can Drill a 3/32 hole thru the nut and stds then using ss tie wire , you can safety wire them and worry no more.. do the same to any other bolts you feel that way about..
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Added an update in the beginning of this post ...........
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with regard to article on lubricating rear drive splines, when you grease the rear end, using the zerk fitting on the outside of the housing, is this where that grease ends up?
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Re: How To Lubricate The Rear Drive Splines

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I'd like to add my "thanks". I am getting ready to have the rims of my '82 interstate project powder coated and was having a helluva time getting the flange out. good to know a little convincing is all that's needed. Any thoughts on the powder coating?
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Re: How To Lubricate The Rear Drive Splines

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Sodbuster, et al,

Seems like a lot of people have been using Moly 60 (including me) for years and years, but I know that doesn't make it right!

I've searched the threads for some later (than '09) information on using the Guard Dog Moly 30, but no joy.

I just spent about half a day getting the old tenacious grease/glue(!) off the drive splines and hub and other places. Whoever last lubed these babies was a believer in the "more is better" school of grease application. (1980 GL1100 Std)

SO WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THE MOLY 60 and the Valkerie splines?????

I've got about a week or two before re-assembly, so HELP! I need advice from the Grease Monkeys out there.

I'm brand-new to the site, so may not be posting this in the right place.

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ejanecek wrote:with regard to article on lubricating rear drive splines, when you grease the rear end, using the zerk fitting on the outside of the housing, is this where that grease ends up?

Nope.

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Re: How To Lubricate The Rear Drive Splines

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I do not know about the Valks but the Shop Manual for the 1000 does not specify the molybdenum disulfide content requirement. It says NLG1 #2 with MoS2 additive but does not give a concentration of the additive. Naturally with cyclic loads on that shaft and the buffereing properties of MolyB I would think the higher concentration the better?
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Walking Eagle wrote:Sodbuster, et al,

Seems like a lot of people have been using Moly 60 (including me) for years and years, but I know that doesn't make it right!

I've searched the threads for some later (than '09) information on using the Guard Dog Moly 30, but no joy.

I just spent about half a day getting the old tenacious grease/glue(!) off the drive splines and hub and other places. Whoever last lubed these babies was a believer in the "more is better" school of grease application. (1980 GL1100 Std)

SO WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THE MOLY 60 and the Valkerie splines?????

I've got about a week or two before re-assembly, so HELP! I need advice from the Grease Monkeys out there.

I'm brand-new to the site, so may not be posting this in the right place.

Regards to all,
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Over on the Valkyrie site (VRCC) most people seem to be using Bel-Ray Waterproof Grease with great results over ten's of thousands of miles. Guard Dog 525 has has good results as well and that is what I went with on the last spline lube.

The Honda 60 doesn't get very high marks but seems to be acceptable for 8k-10k mile service.

http://www.belray.com/consumer/product.fsp?pid=1326
http://guarddogmolylubricants.com/gd525.shtml
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Thanks for the post, but image hosting looks like it expired :-? Are there any other how-to's or helpful resources to look at for this?
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Re: How To Lubricate The Rear Drive Splines

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Hamminahammina wrote:Thanks for the post, but image hosting looks like it expired :-? Are there any other how-to's or helpful resources to look at for this?
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Re: How To Lubricate The Rear Drive Splines

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Re: How To Lubricate The Rear Drive Splines

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Gaurd dog 525 is recommended, why
not the 570?
My dad always says "if a little is good,
think about how much better
A little more would be "
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Re: How To Lubricate The Rear Drive Splines

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There's pictures of the spline lube process here:
http://www.motorcycleproject.com/motorc ... _drive.swf
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Re: How To Lubricate The Rear Drive Splines

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Ramset wrote:Gaurd dog 525 is recommended, why
not the 570?
My dad always says "if a little is good,
think about how much better
A little more would be "
If Honda first recommended the 45% moly and then upgraded to 60%, then why not apply the Gaurd Dog 570 that contains 73% moly?
The above recommendation is to use Guard Dog 525 that only contains 30% moly.
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