2005 R 1200 GS driveshaft failure

beemerchuck said:

You will need to pivot the rear drive down and then you can pull the drive shaft out the back of the swing arm. You will need to pull the front boot back and pry the front u-joint back a little. It’s held held in place with a captive ring that needs to slide out of a groove on the trans. You can have the shaft rebuilt by a shop in Green Bay if the trunnions are still good. IF you are replacing the shaft be sure to get the correct part as I think a different spline pattern was used on later years.

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chasmrider said:

thanks, I will pull the shaft today.

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GSAddict said:

Consider buying a rebuildable one from Ted Porter.
Beats the hit and miss of getting the stock one rebuilt.

https://www.beemershop.com/product/r1200-ei-rebuildable-driveshaft-for-models-with-20-splines.html

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chasmrider said:

morning all, I was riding my GS on Tuesday when I felt an unusual vibration, pulled over to look. the smoke coming from the front driveshaft boot told me the shaft was done. and I only have 182,544 miles. I am considering a new shaft, my friend says I can loosen the boot pry the shaft off and remove it with the swingarm in place, is that correct? really wanted to ride this bike 200,000 miles ( the goal I set in 2006 when I took delivery, with 5 miles on the clock)

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chasmrider said:

morning all, I called Ted Porter at 17:30 Monday ordered a driveshaft, at 13:15 Wednesday it was in my hand. I installed it ( a little fiddley, it took 4 hands and a screwdriver) and rode to Portland ( a 3 hour ride), got there a little before 18:00. bike felt great. back on my quest for 200,000 miles

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