Play In Rear Wheel

Bazil · Post by **Bazil** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:16 pm

Hi Guys, I have a May 2001 R1100s bought from new and done 18,600 miles, when it is on its centre stand I have noticed there is a slight amount of side play on the rear wheel but no vertical play but if I hold onto the silencer down pipe I can't feel anything, do I take it then the only place it can be is in the centre stand pivots and there's nothing to worry about, reason I am asking this is that I am about to spend a fortnight touring Scotland, is there anything else I should be checking and before I panic too much.

gus · Post by **gus** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:57 pm

Hi
Get the rear of the ground.Grab the rear wheel at the 3 and 9 oclock postion.Any play?If so it will be rear paralever bearings.Do a search and all will be revealed on how to remedy.
gus

twodear · Post by **twodear** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:08 am

While it may have been restricted to early model GS Adventures (mine is a 2003) the final drive bearings were the subject of a recall. We were told to check for play in the rear wheel and there was. When checking it out the final drive bearings in mine had in fact collapsed.

The dealer performed a no cost repair but it didn't take, they were replaced a second time but this time the crown gear destroyed itself which led to a third repair. This time the entire final drive was replaced with a new unit...no trouble since.

I haven't heard of this happening to anyones S model though.

Bazil · Post by **Bazil** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:38 pm

Many thanks for the replys guys, Gus thats what I was worried about but as it is oly just recognisable I will still goahead with my little trip that I have planned for early September, I have ruled out rear bearings as it is only horizontal play, if it was both vertical and horizontal then the tripn would be cancelled and the backend stripped. I just wished I had checked it when I fitted new bushes to the center stand earlier this year when one of the bolts sheared, ah well more checks to be done, many thanks guys.

Dave (Bazil)

Steptoe · Post by **Steptoe** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:34 pm

Put the rear brake on and try for movement

If it still moves it's the paralever bearings. = 5 minutes work to adjust them.

If it stops it's the FD crown wheel bearing = 1 hours work to replace.