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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: PJPR01 on November 29, 2025, 12:58:56 PM
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Figured as I'm just about to turn 60K miles on the Norge I should do an inspection of the rear drive shaft and Ujoint - trying to determine if this has to be lubed with a zerk fitting or is a no maintenance item.
Anyone here remove, inspect or replace their U-joint on the Norge yet?
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On a CARC bike, #1 is inspect and grease the swingarm bearings and the bearings in the shock linkage.
Not much to do with the u-joint and shaft.
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On a CARC bike, #1 is inspect and grease the swingarm bearings and the bearings in the shock linkage.
Not much to do with the u-joint and shaft.
Yes...that part has been done, and all in good shape there. Specifically inquiring about the Ujoint however here. Thanks.
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Non serviceable. If you did the swing arm bearings and put fresh grease on the splines, not much else to do. Did you do a visual and inspect when you had the swingarm off for the bearings?
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I first had mine off at 90,000 km and the splines were dry.
I did it again at around 200,000 km and the grease was still surprisingly good and I could see no real wear in the joint, but it cannot last forever.
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I first had mine off at 90,000 km and the splines were dry.
I did it again at around 200,000 km and the grease was still surprisingly good and I could see no discernabwear in the joint, but it cannot last forever.
Did you see any wear on your U-joints at the time of both inspections? Those look standard, even if not with zerk fittings. The shaft is sold with both u-joints, but I see no reason why those cannot be replaced if they have any play on them.
When I had the bearings greased, there was no play in the U-joints, but it's been several years, so I figure 60K is a good milestone to inspect again.