After staying up for several nights worrying if the drive shaft on my '08 had been neglected from the factory, I decided to go ahead and pull it when I did the 600 mile service. I followed the directions on FJRTech, and it went textbook.
Much to my relief, the wheel splines and the shaft splines were well coated in a dark grease (looked like Moly-Graphite). Also, the shaft itself was coated with oil, and was nice and shiny. :yahoo:
So for those of you, who have not looked at your drive shaft lately, but are worried about it because of postings regarding rusty shafts and worn-out teeth, there is hope that it is just fine form the factory. Or perhaps, Yamaha is watching this forum and fixed it with the 2008 model year bikes.
Much to my relief, the wheel splines and the shaft splines were well coated in a dark grease (looked like Moly-Graphite). Also, the shaft itself was coated with oil, and was nice and shiny. :yahoo:
So for those of you, who have not looked at your drive shaft lately, but are worried about it because of postings regarding rusty shafts and worn-out teeth, there is hope that it is just fine form the factory. Or perhaps, Yamaha is watching this forum and fixed it with the 2008 model year bikes.
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