BMW R1150GS FINAL DRIVE PROBLEM.. SOLVED ! PART 5 - FINAL 

Just out of curiosity, how did you measure/set up the free play/backlash once you had installed the new bearings? I know the specs are quite critical, and you didn't cover it in the videos.

Lovely job, nicely done with an attention to detail and an emphasis on cleanliness. Just one thing. Balance of the drive shaft. It needs setting up so that the CV joints front and rear are matching, otherwise it's out of balance and you will feel vibration. When you remove the final drive you can mark the disc, say at 12 o'clock with tape etc, then mark the drive unit to match the disc, then put it back together that way. Of course that depends on not turning the drive shaft. There are videos( one by Chris Harris I think) covering prop shaft balance. I hope your videos inspire people to have a go at this! Gareth Jones ( I'm on my wife's account here) Regards.....oh, no loctite....don't use it, saves torching the bearings the next time around. I don't think BMW do it any more either.

very nice! Desde España le mando saludos y un buen trabajo.... Grácias!

Can you just imagine a main dealer doing this ? Well NO you can not because they do not!! They, in my humble opinion ,are a total waste of time and most important MONEY !! After 50 years of riding bikes I have not found one main dealer that does the work as it should be done I would go as far as saying they are idiots and don't give a shit as long as they get your money !! The car world was like this many years ago but due to competition it has now changed a "little" NOT A LOT !!!!!! Even if they do get it right the cost is a joke yes a joke 20K service on a Triumph £950 yes £950 on this you tube thing!! I bought my last bike for £850 and ran it for 4 years and then sold it for £650 without spending a penny /dollar !!! Think bike and double the price its that simple is it not ???? Anyway watch this chap and save a fucking fortune if you have a bema like I do!! OLD MECHANIC WHO IS NOT THAT OLD KEEP GOING FELLA COS YOU ARE SAVING US MERE MORTALS A FORTUNE !! AND IF EVER YOU ARE IN THE UK /WALES GIVE ME A SHOUT BECAUSE YOU WILL GET A FREE ROOM FOR A FEW NIGHTS Last comment to prove my point Honda vfr 400 always serviced at main dealers off side front spark plug never changed in 10 years let me say no more ! Just because the rad needs to be removed /moved !!!!!!!!!!

Do the bearings need greasing, do they get oiled by the final drive or are they seperated from the oil?

i like you old mechanic, but at 7;33 you torqued it too much, question, what do you think of the new castrol oils power1 racing it is red colored.

Triumph 24,000 mile service £900. Do you stick these charges in the bank drawing interest learn to do basic servicing yourself. Use the money towards your next bike. I think buying a well looked after Japanese 15 year old bike with one owner under 20,000 is your Goldilocks area £2000-£3000.

Thank god you are around !! If you have one of these bikes then you must sub otherwise you are a fool !!!!!!!!!!!!

Great job I enjoyed the videos thank you for showing and listing the tools needed for the job.

SUCH HONESTY EVEN WHEN THE BLOODY CAMERA GOES A WALL 110% FELLA JUST 110% NO MORE TO BE SAID !!!!!!

Brilliant. And you are such a fun and engaging fella to watch and learn from. Thank you so very much. See you again Old Mechanic!!!

I couldn’t even take a break until I finished watching all videos of the repair of the free play. Fantastic job, cheers from Canada 🍁

Great work Old Mechanic! I liked and subscried to your channel! Ik wens je fijne feestdagen 😊 cheers!

Watching the OM videos definitely gives you the confidence to tackle routine maintenance, thumbs up from me

Very good job 🙏

Thank you for sharing. Great job. I enjoyed it.

The same process for R1150R? Thanks

😎👍😎 Thanks...

Fine job you make it look easy. You need a lift like me lol thank you very much

Some versions have the coupling of the spline shaft with the engagement key, others don't have the key and I think the bike in the video doesn't have it. It is therefore important to put the entire cardan shaft in the right phase. You don't mention this thing in the video, if you haven't done so I suggest you disassemble the final drive and check the correct alignment of the two yoke joints of the cardan, the one on the gearbox side and the one on the final drive side. it is important that the cardan shaft is in phase, otherwise the yoke joint bearings will be damaged in a short time and the bindings may even break completely with high risks for the safety of the driver and others. In addition to this, a shaft that is not in phase continuously stresses the rubber coupling of the cardan in a pulsating way and destroys it Ciao ;)

Good job. I dont own a BMW but i am thinking about it. What was the cost of the consumables aporx. and w/e you changed for this problem? I am between the Vstrom and the 1150 Gs but the "cost of maintenance" is a thing for me if i had to take it to a mechanic to do the service. I am handy and backyard mechanic but this seems to need something more.

Hartstikke netjes Old Mechanic! Nu datzelfde voor de 1200 ;)

Great videos, really helpful thank you 👍

Great job Sir. Just great. Randy

complimenti, ha fatto un lavoro veramente eccellente, preciso e pulito! molte officine non avrebbero saputo fare meglio.

Thank you, OM, for lesson.

top job.

good job 👍