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Posted by Troll
- April 08, 2012, 18:23:44 PMYeah, after 47 years as a wrench, and being a basically cheap bastard, I hate to have to replace anything do to a lack of maintenance...always cheaper to do the preventative, that the remedial...'course, that's how I buy vehicles..broken, and then exorcise the demons...
Posted by greenbarn
- April 08, 2012, 15:53:07 PMQuote from: Troll on April 08, 2012, 14:01:37 PMONLY if they get greased. Troll, I can tell from reading your posts that you'll grease yours, but you might be surprised how many cars I get in the shop with never-used grease zerks on ball joints, tie rods, and u-joints and the like! I'm convinced most of the "quick lube" places, and Wally-world don't even know what one looks like. It's ironic to get a, say, 6 year car in with one original ball joint that is still good and tight, and one that has been replaced with a dry zerk. Point is, if it has a zerk you must grease it or it's going to wear out faster than a sealed unit.The new one came with a grease fitting , so It should last a lot longer.
Posted by Troll
- April 08, 2012, 14:01:37 PMWhen mine went bad, the bike had a very strange vibration at different speeds. These bikes are SO smooth, that things you wouldn't notice on an H-D stick out like a sore thumb... The joint gets a tight spot in it, and then the vibes start. I replaced the joint with a joint from a Kawasaki ATV....like $24 as opposed to buying a whole drive shaft. It's a pretty big job, but not brain surgery. If you've ever replaced the u-joints on a car drive shaft, it's the same thing, only A LOT smaller.
The new one came with a grease fitting , so It should last a lot longer.
Posted by chief
- April 08, 2012, 13:58:19 PMTroll, you are right on that, I sorta blanketed that in my original comment... seals also.
Posted by Ironraven
- April 08, 2012, 12:35:36 PMHow would I check the prop shaft joint? Is that something I could do myself? Thanks guys, I'll post up pictures if I end up buying it 
Posted by Troll
- April 08, 2012, 09:59:17 AMClutch, maybe...the prop shaft U-Joint, after 13 years...
Posted by chief
- April 07, 2012, 22:16:39 PMNope. Nothing you wouldn't want to know about any 13 year old bike with liquid cooling, wet clutch, air shocks, shaft drive and fuel injection. No serious recalls (except oil filter on 2004's).
Posted by Ironraven
- April 07, 2012, 18:29:48 PMSo I sold my Yamaha yesterday and I have my eye on a Drifter that I will be hopefully be looking at next week. It's a couple states away though so other than the normal stuff is there anything in particular I should ask? It's a 1999 1500 with 15k miles, I have a buddy that's going to go take a look at it for me tomorrow or Monday and I'd like to know if there's anything in particular I should have him look at. Thanks guys, I can't wait to get out there, I'm gonna take it for an 8 hour ride home to break it in!