Final drive alighment
John Schmidt:
I've always inserted the driveshaft and pumpkin as a unit and as suggested I have the swingarm high and level. With that I seldom have issues inserting the shaft into the u-joint. As for mounting the wheel, I also use the method of rolling the wheel into place and lifting it enough to insert the axle all the way through without the spacer. That lets you slide the wheel straight into the pumpkin without having to lift and struggle lining up the splines. As I've mentioned in the past, I remove the bags and mounting hardware plus the back half of the rear fender(Tourer). My bags were mounted with the bag-drop kit so no alignment issues with the fender...which I don't unplug, just lay it on top of the front half. By doing it that was with everything removed, it gives you a chance to clean real good once every 10k miles or so. Also, by using a scissor jack under the swing arm you only need to lift the rear wheel 2-3" off the floor, making removal/reinstall easy... the wheel just rolls out and back in and you have two hands free. I do use a lift under the motor and jack stands under the crash bars for stability. After my first rear tire change back about 2003 with the bike jacked nearly 2' off the floor and feeling very unsteady, I vowed to find a faster and safer way with the bike only a couple inches off the floor and have used it ever since while I still had that bike.
TrapperAH1G:
Thanks for all the input. Got everything done today.
In comparing the o rings I removed with the new ones, found the new ones were much "plumper". Got the wheel up and aligned, almost in, then put a rachet strap around the hub and pumpkin. Tightened to hold all together, then mounted spacer and caliper and the axle nut. Put the wheel on the ground, tightend the axle then the four drive nuts. Finished install and test ride went fine.
Chrisj CMA:
You should not have put the wheel to the ground before tightening the axle and four nuts. I would not ride the bike that way. Good possibility the final drive is not aligned properly
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