Yeah, pretty buggered ay. I was suspicious but lazy, before I drove her to the Jindabyne FJ Rally, (slight resonance sometimes). Just South of Sydney, Dena reported an occasional, slight squealing at various speeds near her ear, but intermittant. (I couldn`t hear it, but I`m a bit of a deaf basted.). Once I settled into kosciosko Pale Lager (Brewed on site!) for the weekend, I was enjoying the lies too much to think and feel more about mechanical wonders.
Will phone you Eddy.
Since found this little snippet, and interested in any comments, particularly regarding accepted rotation play (only half inch?) of rear wheel.
Driveshaft Cross-joint Evaluation:-
Is this you?:
"Everybody should go check their u-joints before you have my problem. I admit I like going fast, and doing hard starts. And it caught up with me.............my u-joint was within a few miles of complete self-destruction before I caught it, and the removed u-joint is scary. So if you've got over 50,000 miles on your bike, then this is critical!"
Here's how to check your driveshaft u-joint:
a) Put the bike on the centerstand, and put in 5th gear. Rotate the back tire back-and-forth. There should be minimal slack. If there is more than 1/2" of rotation, you may have a serious problem
b) Pull the swingarm boot on the shaft back as far as possible, and use a flashlight or a finger to probe for metal peelings on the arms of the joint. If you can feel shards or what feels like bent metal, replace the u-joint ASAP!
c) If you feel a vibration that shakes the whole bike, pull over and get the bike towed home. It's worth doing that, rather than ending up with a destroyed crankshaft, u-joint, driveshaft, or worse!
