[SailorGoldwing]

So first let me say hello to everyone. I'm new to the board and a somewhat new Wing owner and GWRRA member. So "Hello all"!
My issue today has to do with the installation of the final drive on my 1200. I swapped the final drive from a second 1200 (same year 84') that I have for parts.
I installed the drive reattached everything and started her up while she is still on the lift. Problem is....the wheel is not spinning. I shut the engine off and rotated the tire by hand. Sound like it is grinding inside the shaft.
So a little background on my issue and what exactly I did;

I was getting a clunking sound when I would release the clutch in first gear. This would happen only when starting from a dead stop. I took the wing to a local Indy guy with alot of wing experience and be rode it and lifted it and said it was for sure the final drive. Likely a worn bearing inside the drive. So since I had a spare bike I thought I would give it a stab.
So I tore down the rear end, removed the brake, brake pads (replaced those as well) and removed the tire and disconnected the four bolts on the housing for the final drive and pulled it out.
I then took the donor final drive (used moly on all the areas that looked like they required it) and slipped it back into the housing. I then reinstalled the four bolts, reattached the tire, brake and axle. Gave it a start and here I . No spinning tire

Did I miss something simple or do I need to tear it down again? Any ideas or suggestions? They would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

 

[SailorGoldwing]

Thank you for the fast reply.

I just want to be clear as to what you are describing. I have take a couple pictures of the original (now off the bike) final drive.

When you say "the drive shaft most likely came out with it". Do you mean the gear that matches up with the part I am pointing to in the first picture?

The part that you are describing as the "universal" on the engine side of the "accordion boot". Is this what is in picture 2?

 

[SailorGoldwing]

Picture 2

(From my parts bike...just for reference)

 

[SailorGoldwing]

Ok I have disassembled it again. The splines are very difficult to mate for sure.....as I look down the boot I can now see the u-joint and the receiving splines.
Insofar as the spines possibly coming off the engine output. Do you mean that they will literally come out of the boot or will the u-joint and receiving splines become dislodged inside the boot?
I ask this as the u-joint seems to be extremely loose inside the boot. I can send a plastic stick down there and position it and it stays put. But as I manipulate the u-joint it just seems like it is not connected to anything at all.
So the follow-up question then is....am I completely FUBAR'd if this is the case?

Trying to get ready for Run For The Wall next month. So I have a couple weeks to play with. Just hope I have not made a very costly mistake by swapping this now.

 

[SailorGoldwing]

Ok I'm following you guys so far.

Ill stand-by for the pics.

Thanks so much!

 

[SailorGoldwing]

I cannot thank you guys enough. This was exactly what I needed. Once I got the boot pushed back I found that the u-joint did in fact come off. Once I got it back on there getting it reassembled was a snap!
Thank once again. Your assistance was above and beyond. I truly appreciate it!

 

[SailorGoldwing]

So I initially took it for a slow ride around the block (without a helmet). I wanted to hear everything and anything. Boy did I ever. I never ride without a helmet so all the sounds that I heard were completely foreign to me. But the major score was that there was absolutely no "clunking"!
I then returned to the house, got my helmet, and took it a little further and then on the highway. Wow it runs even smoother than before (I didnt think this was possible).

So to recap I used a very liberal amount of Molly on the joint and splines inside the boot. I actually tore the boot during the "pull-back" step. So I guess I will be disassembling this again once I get a replacement boot.
I molly'd the heck out of the splines and spring on the final drive shaft. I removed the studs from the wheel hub and Molly'd the heck out of the splines inside there. I drained and refilled the final drive fluid. Changed the brake pads (still trying to bleed the brakes completely (they are about 70% there). A little mush still felt).

Just about ready for RFTW in a couple weeks! Oil change and spark plugs a couple days before departure and the Wing will be ready for the cross country mission.

Thanks again for the help. I hope that I will someday be able to be of as much assistance, to someone else, as you all were to me.

GLHONDA.....above and beyond my friend. BIG thanks!