Rubber Boot on Swingarm/Final Drive
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 9:28 pm
Back in October I greased the final drive splines on the final drive on my 2015 RT. Test rode then and realized that the rubber boot was not staying in place. It was coming loose. I took it apart again thinking that I had reassembled something wrong. After reassembling and rotating the plastic piece within the rubber boot to make sure it was connecting well at the tabs. I put about 100 miles or so on it without any problem. Then last week I went for a 50 mile ride and realized today that the rubber boot had popped loose again. It is coming loose at the "front" of the boot where it connects to the swing arm (drive shaft housing).
Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?
I have turned wrenches on many a Japanese and US motorcycles and cars so am not a newbie to mechanics, however, this is my first BMW motorcycle and realize that I might just be missing something.
Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?
I have turned wrenches on many a Japanese and US motorcycles and cars so am not a newbie to mechanics, however, this is my first BMW motorcycle and realize that I might just be missing something.