This is the BEST VIDEO on youtube for ANY Yamaha XVS650 V Star owners to see. You also have to grease the differential splines on the Yamaha XVS 1100 V Star. If the splines are not greased they WILL FAIL.
Great video! I chose to service my Vstar 650 myself. It was not a very easy job with the jack and other tools I had. Its almost a two man job when reinserting the drive shaft back into the engine splines. Next time I will pay a reputable repair shop and have them do the work. I am over 70 years old, so that didn't help!
@@brileymitchell2632 Well thank you! I have over 50 years of riding experience, and I used to be the service manager of Honda of Waikiki in Hawaii so that helped a little but I am finished with wrenching anymore. I will still change the oil on the bike but my cars......I'll just pay somebody to do it! Thanks again!
I had to have that piece made by a turner because of this (and because I live in Venezuela and this was at the peak of the crisis), not particularly the easiest piece to make mind you, no one wanted to have anything to do with it because how the other end is shaped but in the end it turned out alright.
The thing about the shaft drive is, the less you mess around with it, the better. Just change the shaft oil every 25000km as in the manual and call it a day.
The best grease to use for this job is Honda Moly 60, a very high moly grease that is optimized for durability on driveshaft splines. Also, you don't mention the torque specs and the specific sequence of reassembly and torquing.
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Your intentions are good but you are doing more harm than good with this video. The spines are lubed at the factory with 60% moly paste. It is the ONLY lube you can use on the splines. Axle grease will be thrown off and the spines will be destroyed in about 2000 miles. There is no scheduled maintenance for lubing them in the owners manual or shop manual because that factory 60% moly paste will last 100,000 miles. BUT: IF you take your bike to a shop that does not know how to handle a shaft drive to get your rear tire changed, and they wipe off the 60% MOLY paste and put axle grease on it, your drive shaft is TOAST. If someone watches this video and wipes off the factory 60% MOLY paste and puts on axle grease.... same deal. I only know of one source for the correct lube: Loctite Moly Paste 51048. An 8oz bottle is about $35 online. DONT use anything else unless it clearly states it is 60% moly. The Vstar 650 is the most reliable motorcycle made (Consumer Reports), and a big part of that is the shaft drive requires NO maintenance and its bullet proof. But its not fool proof. If you buy a used bike and pull the back wheel off the moly should look dark grey or black on the splines. If they look brown or caramel like axle grease, then dont ride the bike till you get the proper 60% Moly. If you are not sure dont risk it. The rear hubs sell used for hundreds of dollars, and again these bikes are highly reliable, so the only ones you normally find being parted out are wrecks.
Thank you so much for this comment glad to read it, just got myself a 1998 dragstar, love the bike, with comments like yours i can give it as much love as she needs!
No ... This is not going to affect your oil. It is dry and on the outside of the unit... precisely the reason why it goes bad if you don't periodically lube it with grease...thanks for your interest! Ride safe
when you put it back together - do you you have to install it on the bike and align the 4 acorn nuts/studs or can you assemble the whole thing on the floor and put it right back onto the bike?
Hello, how many miles before you have to do it? I got 9000 miles on my bike, got my tires replaced before I seen your video, I dont know if they did it, I doubt it.
The best and the most long-lasting lubrication would be a spline lube which is hard to find but any axle grease is better than nothing. Make sure you check that every time you change the tire
@@DoityourselfMotorcyclerepairs NO NO NO NO NO! it MUST be 60% moly paste. Axle grease or brake lube WILL DESTROY THE SPINES IN ABOUT 2000 miles The splines are lubed for the life of the bike with the proper 60% MOLY paste - you dont need to lube them for 100,000 miles but if you wipe that off and put axle grease on the splines you will destroy them before the next oil change
Lube it with what? You should make a video of actually doing a step by step of how to live it for amateurs....like me 😂. Either way, thanks for the video
@@kenwittlief255 yes but at the time I couldn’t justify the 1200$ they wanted for a new one and I’ve put over 35k on it like that with zero issue I just change the oil every 7500 miles or so
The best stuff is a spline lube ..no matter the brand. Axle grease doesn't stick as good and itwill fly off some ..but anything is better than leaving it dry. Thank you for your interest and please subscribe to help me out
The 1100 V star don't have this problem...you don't need to do anything except your regular oil change in the differential. Thank you for looking at my video and please subscribe it will help me out 😊
@@DoityourselfMotorcyclerepairs thanks. Last question: how did you remove the shaft from the final drive? I yanked on mine but it wasn't coming out and I didn't want to force it in case it broke something.
@@DoityourselfMotorcyclerepairs will it hurt anything if I already did this on my 1100? For a long time I was meaning to do this because everybody was saying to.. only tonight did I realize it only applied to the 650! Last weekend I put moly paste on the splines in there- do you think it might cause an issue? Because now I’m realizing it’ll be mixed with the gear oil. Not sure if that could mess anything up.
the whole thing just slips right out...it would probably take more effort to do it any other way. Don't feel discouraged by taking the whole assembly out. It's done every time the tire is changed anyways...thanks for your interest and please subscribe to see more in the future
@@houseofbadgers9380 that one is never a problem but I always lube it when doing tire change because it's right in front of me...won't hurt...thanks for your interest and please subscribe... it will help me out 🙂
Is it possible to do that without taking the rear wheel off?? I am thinking about just taking those 4 bolts out and sliding the cover to put some moly grease?? Thank you for the video Boss
This is the BEST VIDEO on youtube for ANY Yamaha XVS650 V Star owners to see. You also have to grease the differential splines on the Yamaha XVS 1100 V Star. If the splines are not greased they WILL FAIL.
Great video! I chose to service my Vstar 650 myself. It was not a very easy job with the jack and other tools I had. Its almost a two man job when reinserting the drive shaft back into the engine splines. Next time I will pay a reputable repair shop and have them do the work. I am over 70 years old, so that didn't help!
Hey if you could do that yourself at your age, that’s better than most my age (17), good job!
@@brileymitchell2632 Well thank you! I have over 50 years of riding experience, and I used to be the service manager of Honda of Waikiki in Hawaii so that helped a little but I am finished with wrenching anymore. I will still change the oil on the bike but my cars......I'll just pay somebody to do it! Thanks again!
@@flashesofblack4128 yea I’m now the owner of a 2008 Yamaha V-star custom
Riding it has become 2nd nature with some things which is interesting
@@brileymitchell2632I'm the owner of a 2005 with 12,377 miles of which 2,900 miles are mine.
THANK YOU! I own two 650 V-Stars, you are keeping me safe.
I had to have that piece made by a turner because of this (and because I live in Venezuela and this was at the peak of the crisis), not particularly the easiest piece to make mind you, no one wanted to have anything to do with it because how the other end is shaped but in the end it turned out alright.
Yes u are not kidding about the availability of a spline, same issue here in Australia
The thing about the shaft drive is, the less you mess around with it, the better. Just change the shaft oil every 25000km as in the manual and call it a day.
Thanks for the video, I just purchased a used 650. This was great information
amazing tip and very easily explained, thank you!
i have the 2020 vstar never had any issue until now it has 20k miles. but if ever i have problem ill keep this in mind thank you
THINKING OF GETTING A 650 VSTAR..GREAT TIP. THANKS
The best grease to use for this job is Honda Moly 60, a very high moly grease that is optimized for durability on driveshaft splines. Also, you don't mention the torque specs and the specific sequence of reassembly and torquing.
Actually Yamaha Molly 60 grease is my go to grease😮
What kind of lube do you use bro? And thank you very much for this video.
60 percent moly lube don't use anything else
Thanks for your useful information. What type of lube can I use for these splines?
"Moly" Grease. Any grease or lube that is at least 60% Molydbenum. Super Important.
Had to push my Vstar down the highway today..... think I saw this too little too late....
May Jesus Christ bless you. Thanks from Texas.
This video saved me! Thank you!!
Thanks for the tip. Very useful. Good job!
Thanks bro, I’ll be checking mine
I dont have xvs650 but i watch till end ? Maybe good omen one day going to have. That bike lol
I hope you will get the bike you dream about! If you want it bad enough...you will have it for sure!!! Thanks for your interest and please subscribe.... it will help me out 😊
Thank you
Pretty cool video good to kno never knew this
Your intentions are good but you are doing more harm than good with this video.
The spines are lubed at the factory with 60% moly paste. It is the ONLY lube you can use on the splines. Axle grease will be thrown off and the spines will be destroyed in about 2000 miles.
There is no scheduled maintenance for lubing them in the owners manual or shop manual because that factory 60% moly paste will last 100,000 miles.
BUT: IF you take your bike to a shop that does not know how to handle a shaft drive to get your rear tire changed, and they wipe off the 60% MOLY paste and put axle grease on it, your drive shaft is TOAST.
If someone watches this video and wipes off the factory 60% MOLY paste and puts on axle grease.... same deal.
I only know of one source for the correct lube: Loctite Moly Paste 51048. An 8oz bottle is about $35 online. DONT use anything else unless it clearly states it is 60% moly. The Vstar 650 is the most reliable motorcycle made (Consumer Reports), and a big part of that is the shaft drive requires NO maintenance and its bullet proof. But its not fool proof.
If you buy a used bike and pull the back wheel off the moly should look dark grey or black on the splines. If they look brown or caramel like axle grease, then dont ride the bike till you get the proper 60% Moly. If you are not sure dont risk it. The rear hubs sell used for hundreds of dollars, and again these bikes are highly reliable, so the only ones you normally find being parted out are wrecks.
I’m going with what you say man. Thanks for the info that’s super important.
Hey 👋
Thanks for the info! I got lucky and got a 01 xvs650 that was parked for issues with spark. I have to replace the tank and try to get it running!
Thank you so much for this comment glad to read it, just got myself a 1998 dragstar, love the bike, with comments like yours i can give it as much love as she needs!
You can also use Honda M-77 assembly paste.
What lube did you use on the splines?
You got a lot of splinein to lube!
Really handy information! I recently changed the final drive oil, will it leak out/will I need to change it again if I take apart the assembly?
No ... This is not going to affect your oil. It is dry and on the outside of the unit... precisely the reason why it goes bad if you don't periodically lube it with grease...thanks for your interest! Ride safe
when you put it back together - do you you have to install it on the bike and align the 4 acorn nuts/studs or can you assemble the whole thing on the floor and put it right back onto the bike?
@@filmfreaken You can assemble whole thing outside on the floor, and install as whole unit.
@@knightmarecs Thanks for the reply but after 1 year i've managed :D
Hello, how many miles before you have to do it? I got 9000 miles on my bike, got my tires replaced before I seen your video, I dont know if they did it, I doubt it.
good to know , thanks for sharing
Your the best man.
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it costs you thousand of dollars if you can find the parts. best way is lubricate the parts. not a hard job. safe drive! :)
They do sell it separately as I did it myself
What about torque specs when reassembling?
I wish i found this earlier, stripped inside of mine :(
Did you haft to buy the whole assembly ?
@@orionzzz1651 yeah mine was really bad tho and didn’t want more issues
Thank you for this video, one question though. How often should you lube it? once a year, once every five years, or is mileage based?
Everytime the rear wheel come off
Quack Quack Quack, good show man.
You can buy a new spindle for these bikes about 80 bucks online
Where at ?
Could you please name it ?
Автор сказал какую смазку использовать?
Лучше всего литиевую, т.к. она устойчива к смыванию.
Короче guys use lithium lubricants for d.shafts)
Not all vstars have a spline my 2010 650 has a chain drive.
What kind of lube do you recommend?
The best and the most long-lasting lubrication would be a spline lube which is hard to find but any axle grease is better than nothing. Make sure you check that every time you change the tire
Moly grease is recommended by Yamaha. Its expensive so I bought Polaris brand they use.
moly
@@DoityourselfMotorcyclerepairs NO NO NO NO NO!
it MUST be 60% moly paste.
Axle grease or brake lube WILL DESTROY THE SPINES IN ABOUT 2000 miles
The splines are lubed for the life of the bike with the proper 60% MOLY paste - you dont need to lube them for 100,000 miles
but if you wipe that off and put axle grease on the splines you will destroy them before the next oil change
Wow thanks! I just took my tire off.
Hey great tutorial. One question I've checked Hayes manual what's the chrome round thing at the top off the hub for .it's round chrome but won't turn
It's a pressure relief valve I think
Like a breather cap
Lube it with what? You should make a video of actually doing a step by step of how to live it for amateurs....like me 😂. Either way, thanks for the video
Thats what I was thinking. What lube? WD40? Vaseline? Transmission oil?
i had mine welded together after it had destroyed the splines and it works/ performs better than before
@@dakotalamb7340 Jesus H Christ NO - those splines are there FOR A REASON
@@kenwittlief255 yes but at the time I couldn’t justify the 1200$ they wanted for a new one and I’ve put over 35k on it like that with zero issue I just change the oil every 7500 miles or so
The 4 bolts you gotta out on left hand side do you know the size of the 2 closest to the axle bolt
Do you have to drain trany fluid to grease the splines on 650 vstar? I meet this info fast Thanks for your response.
What kind of lube should be used on the splines?
Molly lube
Yamaha should be ashamed. how many xv and xvs has ended its life because of this and not selling the pinion+spline piece alone...
they do sell that piece by itself
@@willdavis4818 where? Im looking for It since 10 years and only found complete kit (more than 1000€). Didnt found the part number alone also
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Can I use any axle grease or use only yamaha oem stuff
The best stuff is a spline lube ..no matter the brand. Axle grease doesn't stick as good and itwill fly off some ..but anything is better than leaving it dry. Thank you for your interest and please subscribe to help me out
Omg what kind of tire is that I need it
Lube them with what tho?
Any bearing grease will do?
Did it!
it's the same for the 1100.
The 1100 V star don't have this problem...you don't need to do anything except your regular oil change in the differential.
Thank you for looking at my video and please subscribe it will help me out 😊
What’s a sign of a bad spline? Will the bike just not get any power to the back wheel or is it a slow gradual loss of power?
It happens all at once, just riding down the road and all of a sudden no power to the back. How it happened to me anyway.
It is instant, catastrophic fail. Bike will act as if it's in neutral with no forward propulsion.
Does this apply to the 1100cc version?
No it doesn't...only the 650cc. Thanks for your interest and please subscribe to help me out 😊
@@DoityourselfMotorcyclerepairs thanks. Last question: how did you remove the shaft from the final drive? I yanked on mine but it wasn't coming out and I didn't want to force it in case it broke something.
@@DoityourselfMotorcyclerepairs will it hurt anything if I already did this on my 1100? For a long time I was meaning to do this because everybody was saying to.. only tonight did I realize it only applied to the 650! Last weekend I put moly paste on the splines in there- do you think it might cause an issue? Because now I’m realizing it’ll be mixed with the gear oil. Not sure if that could mess anything up.
Is there any way we can chat . I have a 2000 v star 650 that I have questions about
What can I help you with?
same for 1100?
Is possible a shaft swap to belt on vstar? Same about a kicker
Is it possible to leave the drive shaft connected to the engine and just 4 bolts everything else?
the whole thing just slips right out...it would probably take more effort to do it any other way. Don't feel discouraged by taking the whole assembly out. It's done every time the tire is changed anyways...thanks for your interest and please subscribe to see more in the future
i Will solder It when It finish Broken so i Will tell u hahahaha
@@DoityourselfMotorcyclerepairsgreat video, what about the other end of the shaft?? Lube that too??
@@houseofbadgers9380 that one is never a problem but I always lube it when doing tire change because it's right in front of me...won't hurt...thanks for your interest and please subscribe... it will help me out 🙂
Is it possible to do that without taking the rear wheel off?? I am thinking about just taking those 4 bolts out and sliding the cover to put some moly grease?? Thank you for the video Boss
I see many video here on changing a tire and they never lube the splines. Very bad in deed.
Goofball
aweseome video, super easy to follow thank you so much
Thank you!