1200 gs final drive oil change tip

Shunt · Post by **Shunt** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 2:39 pm

Just done my fd oil change today because I wasn't sure if it was done at the last service. Which lookin at the crap that came out, it wasn't changed.

It's a pain to fill the drive up thru the speed sensor and my syringe has split.
So a bit of small hose on a funnel. Tie wrapped to the disc sorted it out.

Still to ages to fill but it was hands free

Pete

big al · Post by **big al** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:01 pm

Hi Shunt, thought those 1200's Fd unit were sealed for life?

Nigel · Post by **Nigel** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:10 pm

And how long is the life of a 1200 FD :whistle:

skygod · Post by **skygod** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:34 pm

Mine lasted 70k

picos mestizo · Post by **picos mestizo** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:44 pm

big al wrote:Hi Shunt, thought those 1200's Fd unit were sealed for life?

Think it's the 2 articulated joints that are greased for life.
Sometimes that life aint very long.

Not like the old single articulated units that run in oil. :whistle:

Shunt · Post by **Shunt** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:19 pm

big al wrote:Hi Shunt, thought those 1200's Fd unit were sealed for life?

That's what mister BM thought when he built it. But they soon revised it

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Dead easy job to do tho