First rear tire and drive removal

[CASABROKER]

Just got done 20 min ago taking it off for the first time (wheel/drive).  Thanks to all the info on this site it was quite easy.  Firstly made a jack adapter wooden piece of cake.  Saw the video on rear tire removal no pipe dismantle, fender removal very easy.  Glad I did it my self 33 k on my bike all splines were very dry.  Could see where grease was flung past the o rings.  Also I believe there a o ring on the dive shaft that wasn't there.  One question what the best way to clean up the dirty dry molly lube on the splines? It's like tar.  i think I'll go with synthetic lube  when i put it back together.  Thanks to everyone that post the helpful hints.  Made my job a lot easier.  BTW going dark side hope to like it. 

[John Schmidt]

Word of advice re. the car tire....don't pump it up all the way. Do that only to seat the tire in the rim, them drop the psi down to just enough lbs. to keep its shape. Reason.....it's narrower when not fully inflated. With a c/t that makes it easier to get it up into position. I usually will not try to mesh everything at first, leaving off the left side spacer and brake. Get the wheel in the vicinity and insert the axle clear through and engage the left side. Now you can use both hands to work the wheel into place on the final drive by sliding it around as needed on the axle. Once it's meshed, you pull the axle out just even with the left hub and then insert the spacer and brake mount.

[Jess from VA]

Cleaning the splines I used multiple cans of break cleaner and brushes, but found my brass/stainless pistol brushes on a short pistol cleaning rod and gun solvents worked perfectly to scrub out the hard parts.  Works great cleaning up the brake caliper too.

[sandy]

Don't forget to use Bel Ray waterproof grease on the wheel splines and not the Honda Moly Paste. I use Valvoline Durablend on the drive shaft splines.

[Chattanooga Mark]

So first you remove the rear wheel and clean/lube those splines. Then you pull the rear differential and the driveshaft to clean and lube those splines? I've had Moto Guzzis for years and that's what I've always done. But why use different grease on the rear wheel and driveshaft splines?

Sorry for all the questions,

Mark

[Gryphon Rider]

So first you remove the rear wheel and clean/lube those splines. Then you pull the rear differential and the driveshaft to clean and lube those splines? I've had Moto Guzzis for years and that's what I've always done. But why use different grease on the rear wheel and driveshaft splines?

Short answers:
First question:  Yes.
Second question:  Because Honda specifies different lubricants for those applications.  I'll trust their engineers until I hear compelling reasons to use something else.  I've heard reasons, but none compelling enough for me to change products.

[Quicksilver]

Just a thought but perhaps the reason for different types of lubrication is the amount of heat you get on the final drive under load. Mine gets so hot I can hardly put my hand on it. A lighter grease may not provide the lubrication that the paste provides.

[old2soon]

That 5 O ring set is from i believe Carolina Bike  and Trike. Search that name and you will find them. Way better prices on O rings than ste-er dealer. Hope this helps. RIDE SAFE.

[sandy]

I've posted this before but here it goes again. My rear splines at 112K miles. Used Bel Ray from the first tire change. If you ask MC repair shops, they all use Bel Ray.