Today I when changing the rear tire on my NT.
I noticed that the splines on the Final Driven Flange looked like they were completely covered in surface rust, did not appear to have much M-77 paste on them,
and that the entire insides of the wheel side of the drive assembly was coated and caked with what looked like graphite.
I assume that "graphite" is remnants of the M-77 paste from last tire change. Which was 10k miles and 9 months ago.
I've always used Honda's M-77 paste on the splines when changing rear tires.
And the dealership from where I bought the NT used; same dealership that did all the NT's maintenance for the previous owner; is very demanding to use Honda's moly paste on shaft drive bikes.
So I assume they also used M-77 when they maintained my NT.
But each time I used M-77 on the previous rear tire changes. I was very frustrated with using it.
Trying to get the paste to come out of it's tube requires muscles of Hercules.
For every tiny speck of paste that comes out of the tube. I would have to spend about 10 mins of squeezing the tube with all my strength and worrying that whole time that the tube was gonna burst.
Honda dealer swears this is normal.
Today I just could not get any M-77 paste to come out of the tube; even though I could see and feel that there was plenty of paste in the tube.
So after squeezing the life out of the tube for 30 mins. I gave up, went to the auto parts store and bought what an independent cycle shop uses on shaft bikes.
Which is: Valvoline Durablend Synthetic Blend Grease. A moly fortified grease.
I'm thinking that since the M-77 is so hard to get out of the tube. That perhaps last rear tire change I did not put enough paste on the splines.
Since the Valvoline grease was soo much easier to get out of it's container; the typical 1-lb tub.
I am certain I got enough applied to the splines today.
I did various forum searches.
And the closest relevant threads I found were these two:
Moly paste... And Tire changing?
+
Final Drive Maint.
But neither of them showed failures for not using Honda's moly paste; M-60 or M-77.
Have any of you long time NT owners encountered failures when not using Honda's paste ?
Thanks;
--ET
I noticed that the splines on the Final Driven Flange looked like they were completely covered in surface rust, did not appear to have much M-77 paste on them,
and that the entire insides of the wheel side of the drive assembly was coated and caked with what looked like graphite.
I assume that "graphite" is remnants of the M-77 paste from last tire change. Which was 10k miles and 9 months ago.
I've always used Honda's M-77 paste on the splines when changing rear tires.
And the dealership from where I bought the NT used; same dealership that did all the NT's maintenance for the previous owner; is very demanding to use Honda's moly paste on shaft drive bikes.
So I assume they also used M-77 when they maintained my NT.
But each time I used M-77 on the previous rear tire changes. I was very frustrated with using it.
Trying to get the paste to come out of it's tube requires muscles of Hercules.
For every tiny speck of paste that comes out of the tube. I would have to spend about 10 mins of squeezing the tube with all my strength and worrying that whole time that the tube was gonna burst.
Honda dealer swears this is normal.
Today I just could not get any M-77 paste to come out of the tube; even though I could see and feel that there was plenty of paste in the tube.
So after squeezing the life out of the tube for 30 mins. I gave up, went to the auto parts store and bought what an independent cycle shop uses on shaft bikes.
Which is: Valvoline Durablend Synthetic Blend Grease. A moly fortified grease.
I'm thinking that since the M-77 is so hard to get out of the tube. That perhaps last rear tire change I did not put enough paste on the splines.
Since the Valvoline grease was soo much easier to get out of it's container; the typical 1-lb tub.
I am certain I got enough applied to the splines today.
I did various forum searches.
And the closest relevant threads I found were these two:
Moly paste... And Tire changing?
+
Final Drive Maint.
But neither of them showed failures for not using Honda's moly paste; M-60 or M-77.
Have any of you long time NT owners encountered failures when not using Honda's paste ?
Thanks;
--ET