Sylvester
Registered user
Yep......that old chestnut. No clonking but the dreaded clutch spline drive and drive shaft spline lubes were due so I stripped it down to play.
Over the last few rides I had felt increasing vibration coming from the rear of the bike and assumed the UJs might be starting to play up. That was the warning sign last time. Any how, UJs were fine, nice and smooth with one small tight spot at the Bevel box end but the triangular(ish) damper is twisted around the shaft by about 20 or more degrees. The corner of the rubber damper also looks if its planning an escape. Could the fact that the shaft is no longer in line be the vibe source? There's lots of choices on where to buy overhauled drive shafts, but who has good and bad experiences of shaft drive replacements recently? I had the last one overhauled by a locally based Lada Mechanic. He's retired now and moved away so I will have to get one from the main stream parts sources. Any places I should avoid?
Over the last few rides I had felt increasing vibration coming from the rear of the bike and assumed the UJs might be starting to play up. That was the warning sign last time. Any how, UJs were fine, nice and smooth with one small tight spot at the Bevel box end but the triangular(ish) damper is twisted around the shaft by about 20 or more degrees. The corner of the rubber damper also looks if its planning an escape. Could the fact that the shaft is no longer in line be the vibe source? There's lots of choices on where to buy overhauled drive shafts, but who has good and bad experiences of shaft drive replacements recently? I had the last one overhauled by a locally based Lada Mechanic. He's retired now and moved away so I will have to get one from the main stream parts sources. Any places I should avoid?