I took off the rear tire to inspect the splines and do a oil flush of the rear drive
I used a jack placed under the left frame rail and two Esco jack stands set at 16 inches places under the rear peg mounts removal of the chrome heat shields is suggested so they dont get scratched.
then rear fender removal this is pretty easy as well about 12 bolts in all and the fender pulls free to offer up easy access to the rear tire.
NOTE lock the front brake before jacking so the bike will not roll place the jackstand under the passenger peg mount then slowly jack the left side of the bike up fit the second stand then lower the bike it is now stable to work on it takes about 15 mins to remove the rear fender it has 4 harnesses three are near the fender attachment to the center and one runs down the inside of the fender .
I used a 1 1/4 inch socket to loosen the nut and a 14 MM allen to hold the axle.
The splined area is also sealed with an O ring and my splines had grease on them.
My diff oil was silver so the indications of the rear running warm could spell issues later ,
after running at an hour at 70MPH the rear is running at 175F
I used a jack placed under the left frame rail and two Esco jack stands set at 16 inches places under the rear peg mounts removal of the chrome heat shields is suggested so they dont get scratched.
then rear fender removal this is pretty easy as well about 12 bolts in all and the fender pulls free to offer up easy access to the rear tire.
NOTE lock the front brake before jacking so the bike will not roll place the jackstand under the passenger peg mount then slowly jack the left side of the bike up fit the second stand then lower the bike it is now stable to work on it takes about 15 mins to remove the rear fender it has 4 harnesses three are near the fender attachment to the center and one runs down the inside of the fender .
I used a 1 1/4 inch socket to loosen the nut and a 14 MM allen to hold the axle.
The splined area is also sealed with an O ring and my splines had grease on them.
My diff oil was silver so the indications of the rear running warm could spell issues later ,
after running at an hour at 70MPH the rear is running at 175F