Re: Spline Lube

[Tpcutter@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 2/29/04 7:28:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
egrohe@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
<<A BMW mechanic for 30 years!!!!  That is some pedigree....  I am sure you
would be in the know.>>

    Actually, it only guarantees that I'm broke without any pension.


<<The fact that you are going onto your third tranny worries me! What has
causes theses to fail?  I am concerned for my 98 R1100RT as the I was not
happy with the way the oil looked when I changes it last time.  Sort of
reminded me of metal flake paint.    I switched to 85-140W oil after that
and the shifting improved so I hope whatever was going on will continue to
do so more slowly or stop completely.>>

    My gearbox was jumping out of third and fourth gear under load on about 
every fifteenth shift. BMW replaced the gearboxes each time. Mine is a 
six-speed.

    I have rebuilt a lot of oilhead five-speed gearboxes. The thrid-fourth 
gear shift fork can bend easily, and the dogs on the gears get rounded. You are 
seeing metal off the shift fork, which is a classic failure symptom.

Tom Cutter

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