Hi All,
Just thought I'd post some photos and info for a recent repair to our Final Drive so others may benefit... even just a little bit.

We are travelling South America and have 70,000Km on our 2015 GSA that we bought brand new. I noticed that there was indication of weeping oil on the final drive Shaft Seal 33758529957 so I replaced this with no issue and it only took 5 minutes. I simply lay the bike on its side so I didnt loose any oil form the drive. A week later I noticed indication of oil on the Rubber joiner part (what ever its called) which connects the drive to the drive shaft section. I suspected the small shaft seal (inside the drive) 33758529959 but I also had concerns it may have been the Universal joint on the way out. Anyway we bee lined to Medellin and I dropped the final drive..... the photos should indicate what I found..... basically a lovely mixture of water/ oil and rust. We pulled the drive shaft out...... universals OK. but the splines were as dry as a &*^% I cleaned it all up as shown, put some copper grease on the splines, replaced the seal and reassembled. I have also drilled a small hole in the drive shaft case to allow any future water to escape. We are not Starbucks riders and the bike is regularly in water as we travel the back roads. Now I had my hesitations and I'm sure there are a few of you saying...... you did what, because not only will it let water out...... it will also let water in!!!.
Look i'll monitor the situation and if I find it doesnt solve things then i'll simply silicone up the hole but from what I found it looked as though there had been water trapped in this area for along time now and I'd rather have it drain away.
I hope someone gets some info from all this

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