Rear End Issue ....

[hiflyer]

Sorry... My first question was did you feel anything to made you think something was wrong with the rear diff...my second point is that a few here have gotten upset with Mother Honda for sending out a bike will less than 4 oz of fluid... MY point is that, there are a few/plenty of rear diffs out there than be purchanceed for $100 and an hour of someones time to install...of all the things that could go wrong with a wing this would be my first choice...meaning this is a easy fix, cheap to do and once replaced the problem is gone forever!!!

All one has to do is throw up a post about needing a rear drive, and all of us that have a spare will respond and get it to the "needer" .

Hopefully they don't change the rear drive on the '16s........ if you get my drift.

[vmaxed]

Well ... I looked in the fill hole and saw the orange/red paint from Honda on several of the gear teeth. Then, as I turned the wheel, I saw the white/silver marks of various amounts (aluminum) on about 5-6 teeth. And, the rest were just gray metal as one would expect. There was also small bits of ground up aluminum (I guess) on the sides of the housing.

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I just looked at mine,and saw the orange on the ring gear.They but dykem on to set the shim spacers up for the right clearance.

I had to add oil

[Steve 0080]

All one has to do is throw up a post about needing a rear drive, and all of us that have a spare will respond and get it to the "needer" .

Hopefully they don't change the rear drive on the '16s........ if you get my drift.

Thanks!!! Its people like you that make this board GREAT !!!!!

[Bagger]

I was out on the Street Glide for a romp when I got a text at 3:17 PM saying they were putting the last bolt in the rear end of my F6B and were going to take it for a test ride.

Super !!

My LHD did a search yesterday when we found the problemo. There was only ONE new rear end in the county. He ordered it and had it overnighted. It arrived this afternoon and I picked up the bike around 5ish. Rode it home the long way and all seems good.

Steve .... regarding if there was any hint of something 'wrong' I didn't think so initially. But, now with the new rear gear installed, I don't feel the slight "tightness" I did previously. The wrench told me that he had both the old and the new rear ends on the bench and spun them both. There was a 'shisss, shisss' noise of metal on metal with the old, and none with the new.

There may be some available for $100, but Honda charges $1700 for a complete unit. Warranty works great !

I plan to add some bits and pieces tonight and tomorrow and take the F6B on our trip to WV/VA Sunday. I don't have any side tho'ts about it.

[vmaxed]

Thats great news...have a safe trip

Ed