KGT Spline Lube

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The removal process:

You can do it one of two ways:

1 - hold nut and loosen with torx

2 - hold with torx and loosen with wrench - whatever works

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With strut bolt removed - drop the final drive.


NOTE - I am supporting the final drive with my right hand.

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The drive is hung up....what now!!!

I have run into this issue in that when I drop the drive the driveshaft female coupler does not disengage from the male spline end of the final drive.

To address this you will need to PUSH BACK the driveshaft coupler with a screwdriver.

NOTE - Support the back end of the drive because as soon as you decouple the driveshaft the drive drops.

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Tada

Rear drive dropped, you can now proceed with the lubrication process.

NOTE - I already removed the rubber accordion boot.

IMPORTANT NOTE - what you are looking at is how the splines were at 1200 miles, totally dry from the factory

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Please be aware of large plastic washer that is located on the spline end

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The next steps are the actual application of the grease.

First clean off the area and then apply the grease

This is the grease I use, available at Honda parts stores

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Clean the spline end

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Apply the the moly paste onto the spline.

The best way to do it is by hand.

Please note this stuff is very messy and quickly gets everywhere - best thing to do is put on gloves, appliy liberally and wipe off any excess.

NOTE: after the spline was lubed I installed the flat washer, this ensures that you get the whole spline - then just drop the washer right on top.

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Repeat for the driveshaft side

Clean out coupler

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Lube it up

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At this point with the spline and coupler lubed you can put it back together.

1 - you need to assemble the accordion boot

2 - you locate the accordion boot onto the driveshaft tube

3 - you line up the spline to the coupler and insert the spline into the coupler

4 - connect driveshaft strut onto to rear drive housing and throw the driveshaft bolt in to support and free up your hands.

The highlighted area shows the notch feature which fits into the driveshaft tunnel receiving feature

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Shown below is the "rear" portion of the accordion boot - meaning the portion of the accordion boot that is placed on the driveshaft tunnel

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Matching receiving cut out for locating feature of accordion in driveshaft tube

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There are two internal support rings for the accordion boot.

The larger one is for the "rear" portion of the boot and it also has a location feature shown below.

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Insert the "rear" support ring into the accordion and matching the required alignment features

Locaton feature on the according boot highlighted below

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Rear retainer inserted into boot

The four plastic clips shown will locate and hold the boot onto the driveshaft tunnel