Getting the parts laid out to put the fat girl back together, I cleaned up my drive shaft so I could mark the forward u-joint orientation for synching with the rear u-joint.
The rubber between the sections looks a little rough, maybe even a few pills sticking out. Is this normal? Do not recall smelling burning rubber. No slipping since I replaced the clutch and seals.
Still, since reading some threads on drive shafts wondering if this one is a problem in the making. Would hate to have to take her apart this far again because I did not check twice.
I have a couple of spare drive shafts here from pre-05 models. Would they work just as well if I did swap one in for my '05 LT? The MaxBMW site shows part 26 11 2 332 996 and the RealOEM site's cross reference states:
Part 26112332996 (Drive Shaft) was found on the following vehicles:
89V3: Details on 89V3
89V3 K 1200 LT 04 (0549,0559) N/A, Europe
89V3 K 1200 LT 99 (0545,0555) N/A, Europe
Below are two photos of the current shaft, with the shaft rotated 180-ish degrees between shots.
Soooooooo......... Good catch or just a little paranoid?
The rubber between the sections looks a little rough, maybe even a few pills sticking out. Is this normal? Do not recall smelling burning rubber. No slipping since I replaced the clutch and seals.
Still, since reading some threads on drive shafts wondering if this one is a problem in the making. Would hate to have to take her apart this far again because I did not check twice.
I have a couple of spare drive shafts here from pre-05 models. Would they work just as well if I did swap one in for my '05 LT? The MaxBMW site shows part 26 11 2 332 996 and the RealOEM site's cross reference states:
Part 26112332996 (Drive Shaft) was found on the following vehicles:
89V3: Details on 89V3
89V3 K 1200 LT 04 (0549,0559) N/A, Europe
89V3 K 1200 LT 99 (0545,0555) N/A, Europe
Below are two photos of the current shaft, with the shaft rotated 180-ish degrees between shots.
Soooooooo......... Good catch or just a little paranoid?