BMW driveshaft recall/problems & preventative maintenance
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Re: BMW driveshaft recall/problems & preventative maintenance
I was with a chap who had a failure, does that count?
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Re: BMW driveshaft recall/problems & preventative maintenance
Any failures count! a failure is a failure regardless of who or where they are
I am more interested in why they fail and trying to prevent that
From images I have seen of failures it seems to be the UJ's that let go whether this is due to seized splines is anyone's guess
I am more interested in why they fail and trying to prevent that
From images I have seen of failures it seems to be the UJ's that let go whether this is due to seized splines is anyone's guess
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Re: BMW driveshaft recall/problems & preventative maintenance
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Could always email Robbert surveybmwdriveshaft@ziggo.nl and ask how he got on with his survey.
"The assignment will cover common failures of the drive-shaft of BMW R1200 model motorcycles. It will contain an analysis of the failure modes, a root cause analyse and when possible advise how to prevent these failures."
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Re: BMW driveshaft recall/problems & preventative maintenance
Hmmm… for me it’s not a question of trusting the BMW over the 5k miles of our proposed trip. It’s more of a belt and braces thing of it being miles from home in Greece with dubious dealer coverage and a possibility of something going wrong and the costs involved.
Do I trust the bike? Yeah, if I didn’t I wouldn’t be going, but as much as any piece of machinery it can go wrong.
Is that worth £100’s worth of cover-all insurance for relative peace of mind? Absolutely!
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Re: BMW driveshaft recall/problems & preventative maintenance
Steve,if you don't mind me asking,what's the cover you've taken out.
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Re: BMW driveshaft recall/problems & preventative maintenance
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Re: BMW driveshaft recall/problems & preventative maintenance
Thanks for that Steve,that looks very good value indeed.Have you/anyone used it before.Ive got full RAC European cover,that would be a great addition, especially the garage costs.
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Re: BMW driveshaft recall/problems & preventative maintenance
It came off the UKGSER site where it was recommended there. Happily I have had no need to use it so far.
However here’s some of their reviews -
https://www.eurobreakdown.com/reviews.a ... HomeMobile
However here’s some of their reviews -
https://www.eurobreakdown.com/reviews.a ... HomeMobile
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Re: BMW driveshaft recall/problems & preventative maintenance
Cheers Steve,providing I can get back in the saddle I'll take that cover out
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Re: BMW driveshaft recall/problems & preventative maintenance
Have a look at https://www.startrescue.co.uk/breakdown ... uick-quote I have them for my car and found them quick to respond when I had a blowout, then the locking wheel nut failed while trying change the wheel. My bike is still covered by BMW warranty.
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Re: BMW driveshaft recall/problems & preventative maintenance
Cheers Glen, but I'll go with what Steve posted as I already have full UK & European RAC cover,so this will be about garage cost more than anything else
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Re: BMW driveshaft recall/problems & preventative maintenance
Start your own bloody thread
Anyway back on topic!
I have seen that you can get a grease needle for getting in to the UJ bearings to allow you to grease them up
When I next have my shaft out which is overdue by my standards! I will see if you could get in the grease them.
That combined with lubed splines and sealed boots should be surely enough to help prevent failures
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Re: BMW driveshaft recall/problems & preventative maintenance
It’s very rare I get my shaft out and lube it’s splines these dayssakm wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:52 pm
Start your own bloody thread
Anyway back on topic!
I have seen that you can get a grease needle for getting in to the UJ bearings to allow you to grease them up
When I next have my shaft out which is overdue by my standards! I will see if you could get in the grease them.
That combined with lubed splines and sealed boots should be surely enough to help prevent failures