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1984 R100
I see procedures calling for the removal of the battery box, but videos show it left on for the transmission removal.

Do you remove, or is it better to remove the rear wheel, before pulling the swing arm back during this procedure?

Thanx

The trans does not need to come out if you are only lubing the splines. (that is what you are doing, right?) Pull the swingarm pins and slide the trans and swingarm back as far as you can. This should expose the splines sufficient to get in there with a flux brush loaded with Moly 60.

You can leave it on. For the wheel just pull it back after removing the swing arm pins and the drive shaft bolts...then hold the wheel rearward using cargo strap. Works for me.

I take the two top nuts off the battery carrier and it can lay back sufficiently.
+1 for pulling the swing arm pins and pulling/tieing the whole lot back out of the way. It all can move back about an inch making things much easier.

Edit, reading your other post Neil, don't worry about the splines if all feels well. Ride it and worry about it next year or the one after that.

ME 109 wrote:I take the two top nuts off the battery carrier and it can lay back sufficiently.
+1 for pulling the swing arm pins and pulling/tieing the whole lot back out of the way. It all can move back about an inch making things much easier.

Edit, reading your other post Neil, don't worry about the splines if all feels well. Ride it and worry about it next year or the one after that.

I do not think he is a short cut kind of guy. You feel good after a. Complete splines lube.

FWIW -
I always got the inner/outer splines clean before putting new lube (Moly60) on.

dougie, +1. Don't even think of lubing the splines without cleaning them very well first. Adding lube to dirty splines is just adding to the grinding paste. As the splines wear down, where do you think those very tiny metal particles go?

If you don't have a history on spline lube, do it now, don't wait. Remove the trans, clean the teeth on the input shaft and the clutch hub. Inspect and take a photo or two of the wear. Document it in your bike log book. If you use a computer for that purpose, is it backed up?

Duane Ausherman wrote:dougie, +1. Don't even think of lubing the splines without cleaning them very well first. Adding lube to dirty splines is just adding to the grinding paste. As the splines wear down, where do you think those very tiny metal particles go?

If you don't have a history on spline lube, do it now, don't wait. Remove the trans, clean the teeth on the input shaft and the clutch hub. Inspect and take a photo or two of the wear. Document it in your bike log book. If you use a computer for that purpose, is it backed up?

I did about 15,000 miles ago, but it was a long time ago.