in the midst of my first spline lube, and I’m taking care of lots of “while you’re in there” items including the flywheel o-ring. A forum search somewhere turned up a suggestion of drilling out the inside of a deep socket to use as part of a clutch alignment tool, which sent me into my socket drawer.
Shown in the photo is a Craftsman 1/2” deep socket, 3/8” drive, 12 point, part number 43313. It required no modification, the OD fits snugly into the clutch disk splines, and the ID is a cozy fit for the clutch actuating rod. I couldn’t believe how well it fit together. The trans just slid right in.
My brick has only 32K miles on it. It’s relatively new to me, my first BMW, and this is my first serious wrenching session on it. My appreciation for the bike has grown as I’ve dug into it, it’s easy to work on and beautifully engineered. Makes me miss my old Norton a little less.
