Easy service for those who are gifted and enjoy what they do. The surgeon's expertise and the operating room environment that is his workshop are impressive. Inspiration for many, an example of commitment and dedication for me. Greetings from Brazil.

I've never been a good mechanic but your videos have given me the confidence to begin maintaining my 2011 R1200gs rather than relying on the horrible service I have received from my BMW dealer. Your videos have very good angles and close ups that I can follow easily. Also like the pace of your work which is very methodical and well illustrated. I'm now looking forward to keeping my motorcycle in much better shape to prevent major repairs. Thanks so much for your willingness to share your knowledge.

Hoi "ouwe sleutelaar"! Mooie video's maak je. Ik heb net een GS uit 2008 gekocht, en met behulp van jouw video's ga ik er zelf ook mee aan de gang. Ik blijf je volgen. Voor nu eerst, heel erg bedankt! Groetjes uit Zweeloo, Henk

Hartstikke mooie en duidelijke video. Ik leer er ontzettend veel van en ik ga lekker zelf aan de slag aan mijn R1200GS!

Your videos are relaxing, well shot and edited. I bought a hex 911 based on your brake bleed video. Please continue making helpful content!

Pure gold , thank you🥇

Very thorough and easy to follow. I like the care and attention of the old mechanic to clean every part to ensure proper reassembly which is something that paid technicians will not perform.

@TheOldMechanic

Жыл бұрын

👍🏻👊🏻🏍

Es ist schön einen Profi arbeiten zu sehn

I've never done this to my 2010GSA. It's got 122,000kms, so it's time. Thanks for the video. It's been very helpful!

@TheOldMechanic

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome! 👍🏻

Excellent video! Thank you very much!

@TheOldMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! 👍🏻👍🏻

Hi You really help me keep on top of my 2010 GS. This was a great video.

@TheOldMechanic

11 ай бұрын

Glad I could help 👍🏻😉

Excellent video. Thank you

@TheOldMechanic

6 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Nice and clean instructions

@TheOldMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it 👍🏻👊🏻

Super leuke uitleg! Met zo'n rustige uitleg voel ik me ook meer op me gemak om dit uit te voeren op me eigen bmw!!

@TheOldMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

Hoi Magflip, en daar doe ik het voor.

Enjoying your videos 👍. It's always interesting to see how other people tackle the same jobs. I usually use a scissor jack under the FD rather than hanging it up. Curious that you didn't use any Staburags on the concertina gaitor? It looks like you used nothing? I used a different 'grease' once and it was rubbish, water got in...but because i do this job regularly, it wasn't a big deal. No water inside before or since using the right grease!

Weer een leuke video 👍 zou leuk zijn als je er ook eens 1 kan maken voor de vervanging van beide rubbers van de cardan bij deze oliegekoelde gs waarbij de volledige achterbrug gedemonteerd moet worden uit het frame. Ga zo door in ieder geval 👏

Well done!!

@TheOldMechanic

11 ай бұрын

Thanks

Nice video. An often neglected area 👍🏼

@TheOldMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

You are so right Dave !

Great job! I put a bit of Yamalube outboard grease (waterproof) on each end of the rubber gaiter…prevents rainwater and hosepipe water entering the spline area. 🏍️👍🇿🇦

@TheOldMechanic

5 ай бұрын

Great tip!

Thanks!

@TheOldMechanic

Жыл бұрын

No problem! 👍🏻👊🏻

I must say, your tutorials are the best on yt by far! I really did a lot a maintenance on my R1200GS following your videos! Now, I need to change the clutch on my 2008 R1200GS, It makes a nasty nasty rattle when the clutch is depressed. How about a tutorial on that? 😀 Greeting and good health from Romania, Andrei

@allanhughes7859

Жыл бұрын

Good luck with that one the bike I have just bought has had it done I found the bill in the paper work it was £950.00 whawoo

@Saitmanadvrides

11 ай бұрын

You have to repair gearbox.

Hey there. Fantastic video's on teh GS. I have just bought a 2005, and want to get all the serviceing completed, so am watching all your video's. Should I use some kind of sealant on the rubber gasket edges, where the gasket touches the frame? Thanks, Jon

Applying a lite bead of waterproof grease around both ends of the rubber boot, where it meets the driveshaft housing and where it meets the final drive, creates a nice seal to keep water and other contaminants out.

@TheOldMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

Good tip 👍🏍

Great video. Very clear. I was wondering why you didn't also do the spline at the other end. Was it because the rear spline was in such great shape or did you just not plan to do it? I have seen some videos where they do both and some where they only do the rear one.

@TheOldMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

Before I had my youtube channel I allready did that side too. But in time, when I am going to check that side again I will make a video about it. Greetz from The Old Mechanic, ride save 👨‍🔧--->🏍

Good job-enjoyed the video. Have you considered moly-lubing the front end of the shaft where the universal joint mates with the gearbox output shaft? Thanks again

@TheOldMechanic

Жыл бұрын

I did that, before I started my youtube channel. But in time I am going to check the transmission side again 😉

As always a great movie! I found your advice very helpful! How often do you do this spline lubrication?

@TheOldMechanic

Жыл бұрын

I think every 2 or 3 years

Hello, can I use instead Liqui Moly LM47 MoS2 long lasting grease?

Did your GS have a plastic ring that sits in the driveshaft housing side of the boot? My (2010) GSA has one. Also, I forgot to plug the ABS sensor hole and lost most of the gear oil when I dropped the rear differential down.

Thinking of doing this on my 2011 gsa ,is there any risk of pulling the shaft off the gearbox end .

BMW recomments to take a new screw to connect to the paralever. New screws are prepared with red loctite. Locite 243 is too weak for the screw as seen in the screwer handbooks. For the LC you need the green one. And what about the upper splines? Won't you grease them?

Thanks. Should the upper shaft splines be done at the same time?

What happens the other end does that need servicing as well ??

Hello really enjoy your videos I notice that you did not place any grease (starburgs ) around the rubber boot gaitors as shown in some other videos,is this not needed . Thank you .

Owja nog een vraag de splines zitten aan twee kanten van de cardanas , komt er ook nog een video hoe je de andere kant (voorkant bij de versnellingsbak )schoonmaakt en smeert.? Gr Ton

How often do you do the other end of the driveshaft and the clutch splines ?

What type of Grease are you using for the splines there Brother.

I accidentally loosened on of the bolts that holds together the final drive. Any idea what the torque spec is on those?

Ik heb gezocht naar de Belray Assembly lube op internet. Maar ik kan het niet vinden. Wat zijn de beste alternatieven voor de smering? U maakt erg handige video's. Deze helpen mij erg. Onlangs heb ik ook een R1200GS gekocht. Daarom komen deze video's erg van pas👌🏻

@TheOldMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

Hoi Jordy, ik heb deze al lang geleden gekocht, ik heb ook ff gezocht voor jou. Ik hem wel voorbij komen op een buitenlandse website..

@tono1956

2 жыл бұрын

Om de splines te smeren kun je ook STABURAGS NBU 30 PTM SPLINE LUBRICANT gebruiken.

@motocomfort_de

2 жыл бұрын

Actually BMW recommends Staburags to seal the rubber boot(s) to swing arm and Castrol Molub-Alloy Paste TA for the splines.

1/2 a job well done. The upper spline should be serviced as well.

@TheOldMechanic

Жыл бұрын

I allready did that too, but then I didn't had my KZread channel..

@receperbenlioglu4134

Жыл бұрын

@@TheOldMechanic How do you suggest to do it, removing rear suspension, swing arm, etc?

Salut OldMechanic ! Ma 1200 GS 2010 n'a que 52 000kms. Est-il nécessaire de contrôler ce point ? Et à quelle fréquence doit-on le faire ? Pourquoi ne pas sortir le cardan en entier pour contrôler et graisser les 2 embouts ? Et encore merci pour cette excellente leçon (comme toujours).

Hi old mechanic..im not a mechanic just a motorcycle enthusiast who is starting to do my own maintenance.forgive my silly question ,but can i use a high quality grease instead of the assembly lube..whats the difference?thanks you..as usual very nice tutorial..

@motocomfort_de

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Judy, it must be a molybdenum paste. The temperature of the splines while riding make greases become liquid and they will drop down.

Interesting that you use Bel-Ray Assembly lube. Does it have moly in it? I have so long heard Honda Moly 60 or Staraburg. I also have a tube of Polaris Moly grease that has fairly good moly content. Hmm...

@TheOldMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, the Bel-Ray I use has the same amount of moly as the Honda moly have. But these days I can't find the same Bel-ray assembly lube that I use anymore.. perhaps the have one in place.

@Steve.Miller

Жыл бұрын

@@TheOldMechanic I still have some Moly 60, so I’ll be using that on an R1200RT shaft today.

I'll do this every 100,000 miles for my RT. (Maybe).

Why not change the differential oil at the same time

I noticed when you serviced the final drive you didn’t lube the rubber gaiter with lithium grease to keep out moisture..any reason for not using lithium grease

@oceandeli

3 ай бұрын

It is not advisable to use lithium based grease on rubber or plastic parts. Just google it. I've learned it the hard way 😢

Should I spray something on the shaft itself

@TheOldMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Hmm perhaps thats a good plan 😉

Spatlap = Hugger

Unlike yours, the shaft on my bike did not separate naturally from the final drive. Can you recommend a method to prevent the shaft coming off the transmission, because that is what has happened to other riders on KZread, despite the ring inside the front of the shaft?

@TheOldMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps renew that ring..?

Waar kan ik het rubber op 08.20min bestellen, enig idee well onderdeel nr dit is?

@TheOldMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

Hoi, Ik denk dat je het beste even langs een BMW dealer kunt gaan, die weten beslist het juiste nummer. gr The Old Mechanic

@joost1183

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheOldMechanic ik heb het ondertussen gevonden. Het heet 'rubber balg'. Dankjewel.

I've seen lots of videos on lubing the final drive splines, but why do I not see videos that include the transmission end splines. Isn't that equally important?

@TheOldMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

Absolute, unfortunatly I did that before I had my youtube channel. But in time I am going to check that part again. Then I will make a video about that too 😉

@franksikes1195

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheOldMechanic Thank you sir, you do a great service to us all!

Die Kardanwelle sieht ja aus wie neu, und das mit 60000 km. Da hab ich schon andere gesehen mit der selben Laufleistung, wo ziemlich verrostet waren. Wie oft schmierst Du den Endantrieb. Grüße aus Norddeutschland.

@TheOldMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

Jedes 2 jahr 😉👍🤛🏍

I am surprised you use anti-seize compound on the spline. is it recommended by BMW? There is micro slipping there and the compound may act as a grinding agent. I have used bearing grease. And I would use vinyl gloves ;)

@TheOldMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Fabio, the Bel-ray I use is very good for this aplication, as it contains MOS2, and don't worry it doesn't grind. I wouldn't use just bearing greas as the splines are pushed together with a lot of force, and bearing grease is not made for that purpose. greets from The Old Mechanic and ride save

@jos6469

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheOldMechanic Kan ik Wolf Multi Moly Grease 2 gebruiken om de splines in te vetten? Het bevat ook MOS2 en grafiet. De andere vetten zijn moeilijk verkrijgbaar.

@TheOldMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

Ik ken het niet maar het lijkt mij een goede equivalent

De techniek die u laat zien is fantastisch maar ik vraag me af waarom u de video's in de Engelse taal maakt ? Waarschijnlijk voor een groter bereik van kijkers.? Helaas bent u niet altijd bekend met de Engelse vertaling /benaming. Misschien dat u zich eerst kunt verdiepen in de benamingen en dat ergens op een spiekbriefje ophangen zodat u niet hoeft te stuntelen met woorden.. Kijk maar of je er wat mee kunt , verder prima stap voor stap handelingen.

@TheOldMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

Hallo Ton, veruit de meeste van mijn viewers zijn Engelstalig (90%) gevolgd door Spaans, Pools, Grieks. Nederland maakt maar een microscopisch klein aandeel van mijn kijkers/volgers uit vandaar. Je hebt ook helemaal gelijk, meestal edit ik het ontbrekende woord later in mijn video's in. Dat van een spiekbriefje is een goed idee. Dat ga ik zeker doen. Jij bent overigens wel de enigste die hierover een opmerking heeft. Hopelijk weerhoud het je er niet van om te subscriben op mijn KZread Kanaal. Greetz from The Old Mechanic, ride save 👨‍🔧--->🏍

@tono1956

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheOldMechanic Dank voor je reactie.. Het weerhoudt mij niet van kijken/leren. Maar ja ik versta het ook als je vloekt he....Maar je staps gewijze aanpak en laten zien wat je bedoelt maakt een hoop goed hoor.

@TheOldMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

Dankjewel Ton 👍🏍

@rinusjanssens5523

Жыл бұрын

​@The Old Mechanic ​ Hallo Old Mechanic, Vooral blijven doen wat je doet en vooral niet met spiekbriefjes gaan werken. De kracht is nu juist dat je het doet zoals je doet gewoon lekker jezelf zijn 😉 Zeer leerzame video's ik kijk er graag naar en leer er veel van. Hello Old Mechanic, Just keep doing what you are doing and especially don't start working with cheat sheets. The power of your channel is just that you do it the way you do by just being yourself. Very educational videos I like to watch them and learn a lot from them. keep on going.

@TheOldMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rinus !! 👍🏻👊🏻😉🏍