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Offline Adrian

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Drive Shaft Help Needed
« on: September 24, 2011, 04:48:10 AM »
Hi once again - can any one help??? I have my 1984 R65 drive shaft disassembled and I'm trying to find someone to sell me the two parts in the foto. My problem is that on the RealOEM site the parts are listed as a Thrust Adaptor (on the left) and a Clutch Bell Housing. I not sure if this is an accurate description (clutch bell housing ????) I checked another site with OEM listings and the same came up on there too. In my Haynes workshop manual these are referred to as a Shock Absorber Front Cam (the part referred to as a Thrust Adaptor) and a Shock Absorber Rear Cam (Clutch Bell Housing). Does anyone know what they are really called? I would go to BMW here in Adelaide but I'm still waiting for a fone call to let me know if they can pull apart my drive shaft and supply new bits. That was over a week ago so I'm not inclined to trust them.
The wear on the contact shoulders is very pronounced and small ridges can be felt on the surfaces so I guess they are both worn out. Add to that a small clunk on take up of the drive when it was on the bike.
Thanks for any help you can give ....
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Offline Rob Valdez 79 R65

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Re: Drive Shaft Help Needed
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2011, 06:08:54 AM »
Just provide any dealer with part numbers.  The Germans can have a difficult time with translations sometimes.
I've never heard anything bad about Munich Motorcycles.

http://www.munichmotorcycles.com.au/
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Re: Drive Shaft Help Needed
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2011, 07:46:08 AM »
Okay thanks Rob. I did fone them a few months ago for help with a part but the young chap on the other end was very rude and bad tempered. I haven't bothered with them since. The difficulty is finding out what these things are called so I can talk about them intelligently and find a part number. I can't believe that one of the items is called a clutch bell housing. Oh well I guess I'll keep trying.
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Offline Rob Valdez 79 R65

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Re: Drive Shaft Help Needed
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2011, 07:54:23 AM »
Since you have the RealOEM web site, you have the part numbers.

Next time you call Munich, as to speak with someone that is familiar with airheads.  It helps, trust me!
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Re: Drive Shaft Help Needed
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2011, 08:05:16 AM »
My big problem is - can I trust the part numbers if the descriptions are obviously wrong? The last time I phoned BMW Australia I got a very grumpy person then too. It's a big shame that my last BMW dealership that I delt with regularly doesn't deal in BMWs anymore. There I got wonderful service and good friendly people. That seems to be the unusual these days and not the norm.
By the way - have you (or anyone) ever had dealings with a British shop called Motorworks? They look good on the net and they have a great reputation on Ebay.
Thanks again Rob ....
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Re: Drive Shaft Help Needed
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2011, 09:19:22 AM »
Parts numbers on RealOEM can be trusted.  As I said, the terminology is strange only because of 30 year-old translations.

The bell housing can indeed be thought of as a clutch, due to the fact that it is a limited-slip transmission device.

Motorworks has a very good reputation in the U.K.  They don't deal with North America, so none of us on this continent have any first hand knowledge, but I've read about them on these pages frequently.

Motobins also offers fast service to Oz at very reasonable shipping rates.
http://www.motobins.co.uk/

James Sherlock in the U.K. also gets good press.  They might even have what you need in used parts.
http://www.james-sherlock.co.uk/
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Re: Drive Shaft Help Needed
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2011, 10:02:37 AM »
I have ordered a lot of parts from Motorworks and Motobins.
Both are excellent. If you don't find what you need in their webshop you can call them.
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Re: Drive Shaft Help Needed
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2011, 06:01:03 PM »
Thanks guys - all very good news. This helps a lot as I'm always wary of using the net to buy from new sources - especially from abroad. This is one of the things that I love about this site - such great responses and lots of help. Stay safe .....
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