The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: Patrick_Krivacka on April 15, 2010, 01:43:29 PM
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Are we unified on Moly 60 being the best choice for the spline lube? I've done quite a bit of reading on the subject and it seems to be the first choice, just wanted to check with my new comrades.
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That is what I use.
There are others available, but one need look no further than their local Honda dealership for this.
Although the biggest Honda dealer in Indy only has one tube on his shelf every time I go there (which is only when I buy a helmet!).
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thanks! it does seem to be the standard. any other opinions?
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BMW has a grease specifically for lubricating the transmission input spline .
I'm at work now, so I can't look at the tube, but I think it's called Microlube 610 .
I'll correct it, if I'm wrong .
A 1 ounce tube, for about $18US .
I used it on the '81 when I had the transmission overhauled about 3 years ago .
Very sticky clear grease .
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Are we unified on Moly 60...
[smiley=ROTFLMAO.gif] OK, i-man... Since you're kinda new here I'll share with you that we can't even come to a consensus as to which is the best beer, much less a grease. Buy the Moly 60 and be done with it.
Monte [smiley=beer.gif]
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The BMW grease, is Microlube GL261 .
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Monte, I thought I might provoke a response by phrasing it that way ; )
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I can tell you which is the (cough) "best" beer..................... :P
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I've used Moly-60 on my bike. I do like it, but I have also noticed, like Paul Glaves of airhead-fame, that it does tend to dry out as it is, well, paste and thus less liquid than grease. I think for my next spline lube (and what I did on my final drive splines last time I had the wheel off) I would mix together 30%-50% of Moly 60 paste with a very sticky , tacky grease that would tend to keep things stuck better and not dry out so fast. A good sticky grease (but which doesn't seem to have Moly-disulfide in it by itself) would be Wurth SIG3000 - which is not easy to find (I found a Moto-Guzzi online supply shop that carries it but no where else lately).
A company in the midwest of the US called Guad Dog lubricants makes a product called GD-525 with 30% moly and a sticky grease premixed together and is apparently highly recommended for greasing motorcycle splines, but they charge $25/ 4 ounce jar, which seems excessive to me, but many are happy to pay for it - 4 oz of the stuff should last for quite a few spline/final drive lubes for the average biker.
Using straight Moly-60 is probably better than a number of choices, but I guess that I'd suggest that if you use it straight, plan on going back in to redo the job in a couple years as it will have dried out by then and need replenishment.
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i just bought the moly 60 and I'll go with that for now. I'll keep reading about alternatives, but I just need to get it done for now.
One more thing. I like to have a cold one when I wrench. we're unified on PBR being the best beer, right?
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The last good beer I drank was a Schlitz!
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I recall back in college that there was a beer that was so bad that even us poor university students wouldn't drink it - Utica Club!
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The last good beer I drank was a Schlitz!
Man, I haven't had a Schlitz since I was in Junior High!!! [smiley=beerchug.gif]
Read Paul Glaves article in the latest BMW MOA issue. He goes into great detail about the various splines on beemers.
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The last good beer I drank was a Schlitz!
Man, I haven't had a Schlitz since I was in Junior High!!! [smiley=beerchug.gif]
Read Paul Glaves article in the latest BMW MOA issue. He goes into great detail about the various splines on beemers.
Sorry - as with beer, I am also not a member of the MOA.
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spline lube done. thanks everyone.
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Good for you! That is good knowledge to have in your head!