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My '12 RT didn't require a final drive fluid change at the break-in service. I will not do the first fluid change in the FD and trans until 6k.
Apparently the specifications for the initial service is somewhat fluid and can change on a whim.
Good luck.
Scot
it still remains the fluid around which the unit was designed.
I think getting any crud left over from manufacturing out of the final drive sooner rather than later is a very good idea. If I ever skipped a FD service it wouldn't be the 600 mile initial service.
Have you done the original factory fill change? My dealer DID do it at the 600 mile service on mine (I watched them doing it) and it just appeared to be a very dark almost black fluid draining out. Can't say if it was originally red or not based on what I saw. They actually flushed mine to get all the dark stuff out using some of the BMW 75W-90 GL5 synthetic lube - which is red in color (and what's in mine right at the moment.)Speaking of "anal," I was a bit disappointed that the SAF-XO Don mentions is not the red color that the original factory fill was. Think I'll get a bottle from Land Rover to see if it is.
I don't think that's true...
Did you actually see the RSD maintenance requirements or is that from another rider or the dealer?
Have you done the original factory fill change? My dealer DID do it at the 600 mile service on mine (I watched them doing it) and it just appeared to be a very dark almost black fluid draining out. Can't say if it was originally red or not based on what I saw. They actually flushed mine to get all the dark stuff out using some of the BMW 75W-90 GL5 synthetic lube - which is red in color (and what's in mine right at the moment.)
I haven't opened the bottle of C-SAF-XO from BMW yet, so can't say what color it is..
spoke with the service manager/mechanic at the dealer . He said one of the things they do at the 600 mile service is re-torque the steering head. Probably a good idea
what "steering head"?
The Telelever ball joint!