K75 Spline lube details

[willbrackman]

I recently bought a '90 K75C with 41,000 miles on it. I asked the seller if he knew when the final drive splines had last been lubed and he looked at me blankly. But, it was a beautiful bike at a nice price so I said "what the hell"

Today I dismantled the final drive in order to inspect and lubricate the splines. I plan to us Honda Moly 60 grease, and everything that I've read says to make sure that you remove all of the old grease before re-lubing. BTW, there wasn't much grease to remove, just enough to dirty a clean rag.

I think I got lucky in that the splines, to my untrained eye, look good. I've included a couple of photos and would appreciate comments. Do these splines look clean enough to apply new grease?

So, here are my two questions: What is the best way to remove the old grease? Can I use a grease solvent like "Super Clean"? How about Kerosene?
Second, when it's time to re-lube, just how much grease should I slop on these splines? Just enough to fill the recesses between the splines or should I go nuts?

Thanks in advance

 

[PGlaves]

Those look like excellent undamaged barely worn at all splines.

 

[omega man]

Looks real nice to me. Kerosene is my cleaner of choice. The harsh products like "brake clean" go too far. As for quantity of grease, I'm a bad one to ask
OM

 

[mlytle]

1/ old tooth brush and any degreaser
2/ just enough. don't go crazy.

how many miles on that driveshaft?

 

[willbrackman]

1/ old tooth brush and any degreaser
2/ just enough. don't go crazy.

how many miles on that driveshaft?

41,000 miles

 

[AntonLargiader]

Not sure what you guys are looking at but I sure see some wear on those splines. The driving side seems to have a ridge among the whole length. It's not bad, but there is visible wear.

OP, can you take a good photo of the splines on the driveshaft?

 

[willbrackman]

Not sure what you guys are looking at but I sure see some wear on those splines. The driving side seems to have a ridge among the whole length. It's not bad, but there is visible wear.

OP, can you take a good photo of the splines on the driveshaft?

I'll do that but cannot until Monday as I'm away for the weekend.