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  1. J

    Final Drive Failure - BMW Parts Warranty - 02 R1150R

    I previously posted the first part of this story under a different thread, but decided that this needs a new thread. The first part of the story: On the way to the MOA rally in NY last summer, I had a final drive failure while on the way to the Rally. The bike had about 35000 miles on the...
    • jpeck
    • Thread
    • fd bearings final drive shim thickness shimming
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Oilheads
  2. L

    Transmission chattering in first gear 1991 R100 RT

    Hey everyone, I am rebuilding a 1991 R100 RT transmission myself this winter and wanted to enlist the help of the form. With 89k miles it developed a skip in first gear. Within 200 miles from the first occurrence that skip deteriorated into the eventual loss of use of first gear entirely. When...
    • lachsmith
    • Thread
    • bearings r100 shimming transmission transmission rebuild transmission shifting
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Airheads
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