Bevel Drive Pivot Bearing Failure
Whilst servicing my 1989 R100GS two days ago I discovered some free play in the back wheel. Upon closer inspection I found that the tapered roller bearing on the bevel drive pivot stub (left hand) had failed and was about to disintegrate.
Does anybody have any idea what may have caused this other than component failure (the bike's only done 35000 miles)?
I'd like to avoid a repeat of this as finding BMW parts in Southern India is proving somewhat tricky and I hate to think what might have happened if it had failed whilst fully loaded trundling along a Goan road...
Harvey
www.chasingthesun.org
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