where to grease???

[shanksRX-1]

Hi everyone!! Havnt been on in a while straight out all summer long but there is a dusting of snow on the ground now and time to think winter!...

Im gettin my rx-1 ready for snow and I did most of the regular stuff but since its an 05 and has 3000 miles on it this year Im wondering what else I should do besides the regular oil change, gear oil change, adjustments, etc.. I remember hearing people saying they would pop the seal off their drive bearings and grease them and I havnt done this so im wondering what bearings they did that on and how exactly it is done?? Thanks in advance!!

 

[LazyBastard]

Remove the side panel to expose the clutches. There is a bearing below the secondary (driveshaft), and another one behind the secondary (jackshaft). Those should be greased, as well as the suspension wheel bearings.

 

[shanksRX-1]

Remove the side panel to expose the clutches. There is a bearing below the secondary (driveshaft), and another one behind the secondary (jackshaft). Those should be greased, as well as the suspension wheel bearings.

The seals on those two bearings can just be popped off then right?? Then just pack both bearings with as much grease as I can and reinstall the seals?? Just want to clearify. now the bearings on the other side of both those shafts get lubed from the cain case oil right?? so no need to do anything with those?
Thanks for the help. Im trying to do all the preventative maintanance I can before the season starts so I dont get left on the trail...

 

[Len Todd]

The Drive Shaft's Chain Case Side bearing is sealed from the chain case. Supposedly, it is not lubed via the chain case oil. However, I have never taken mine out and repacked it. Should probably do that some day. But in your case (with 3000 miles and it being an '05), I suspect that yours is still O.K.

 

[shanksRX-1]

so you think its best to just worry about the two bearings on the clutch side of both of those shafts and not worry about the other two bearings in the chain case for this year anyway??...

 

[LazyBastard]

Despite the "seal" on the driveshaft bearing in the chaincase, it IS lubricated by chaincase oil. The outside seal is a very good seal that stops everything from coming in. The INSIDE seal is a very crappy seal that will allow a small amount of oil to pass. All it takes to lubricate it is a LITTLE. The purpose of the seal is to keep out the filings and other bits of metal that are flying around in the chaincase. Just think about your rear suspension wheel bearings and remember how water is able to get into them and rust them out if you don't lube regularly.

 

[Len Todd]

so you think its best to just worry about the two bearings on the clutch side of both of those shafts and not worry about the other two bearings in the chain case for this year anyway??...

That's what I am doin'

 

[shanksRX-1]

I did the job. It went pretty well. I found the jackshaft bearing was quite dry but the drive shaft bearing had almost no grease in it at all and was much drier. I screwed a needle attachment for an air compressor (like what is used to put air in a basket ball) on the end of my grease gun and was able to put the grease right inbetween the ball bearings.. I put as much in both bearings as I could then put the seals back on.... Hopefully that will give me a trouble free year (as far as bearings go anyway)

 

[pat the rat]

just did mine tonight also,the bottom one was dry but the top one still had clean grease in it,i repacked them by hand and put the seals back on,my sled has 10 000miles,04 warrior.i used a white lithium grease specially made for cold temps

 

[shanksRX-1]

i used a white lithium grease specially made for cold temps

I thought about getting special grease... I ended up just using texaco grease that my dad sells at his logging supply shop. They use it all winter in skidders, loaders, trucks, and trailers so I thought it would work... Hope so anyway... especially since im installing a bender stageII turbo for this season....

 

[pat the rat]

you should be fine,just imagine dry bearings like you mentioned,any grease is better than no grease

 

[SLEDSTART]

Do I need to pull the clutches to get to these? I would like to grease mine since I never have!

 

[thinksnow]

You only have to pull the secondary off to get to the jackshaft bearing. The other bearing in under the speed sensor housing.

 

[SLEDSTART]

Thanks....I'll take a peek at it tonight. Someone said clean the bearing out first? Using what? WD-40 or something? Then fill it back up with grease?
Thanks for any tips....

 

[Chris Velardi]

any diagrams of this ? I have never played with the clutchs or lube points in that area.