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<blockquote data-quote="wfooshee" data-source="post: 1250505" data-attributes="member: 6354"><p>I still can't get over how everyone complains about how dry those splines are.</p><p></p><p>They hardly move against each other!!!! There is NO motion in them that has anything to do with the shaft's rotation. The only motion results from suspension travel, because the u-joint can't be at the exact same point the swing arm pivots from, so as the rear wheel goes up and down, the drive shaft has to get longer and shorter. By fractions of an inch.</p><p></p><p>If there's some reason for you to be in the swingarm, then clean up the splines if you want, and even grease them if you want. There's no reason to make a trip specifically for that, though. Especially on a year-old bike.</p><p></p><p>Everyone says, "I feel better knowing it's taken care of." Well, find stuff that NEEDS to be taken care of and take care of THOSE things. THEN you'll have something to feet better about.</p><p></p><p>I say this stuff in just about every "I LUBED MY SPLINES!!! THEY WERE DRY!!!!" thread that I see. Spline lubing belongs in NEPRT. It's a useless procedure, especially if that's the only reason you dived into the bike.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wfooshee, post: 1250505, member: 6354"] I still can't get over how everyone complains about how dry those splines are. They hardly move against each other!!!! There is NO motion in them that has anything to do with the shaft's rotation. The only motion results from suspension travel, because the u-joint can't be at the exact same point the swing arm pivots from, so as the rear wheel goes up and down, the drive shaft has to get longer and shorter. By fractions of an inch. If there's some reason for you to be in the swingarm, then clean up the splines if you want, and even grease them if you want. There's no reason to make a trip specifically for that, though. Especially on a year-old bike. Everyone says, "I feel better knowing it's taken care of." Well, find stuff that NEEDS to be taken care of and take care of THOSE things. THEN you'll have something to feet better about. I say this stuff in just about every "I LUBED MY SPLINES!!! THEY WERE DRY!!!!" thread that I see. Spline lubing belongs in NEPRT. It's a useless procedure, especially if that's the only reason you dived into the bike. [/QUOTE]
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