final drive

For those of you who have swapped or replaced final drives does the swing arm get removed? Or how do you get the shaft into the u joint? Is it just slip in before buttoning up the new final drive? I have Clymer's manual but it's not clear to me. My Honda service manual is somewhere in storage...

Swapping out final drive after losing 2 drive shafts in 20K, need tips & tools info Hi Gents and gals, Long time VTX cafe'er, new log on since it's been awhile. Long story short once my VTX1800R hit 106,000 miles I have since had two and likely now a 3rd drive shaft & coupling round out. So I...

I have a polished 1300 differential that was on my 1800. I put the 1800 differential back on. I liked the low rpm cruising and long first/second gear with the 1300 final drive... but at heart, I'm more of a torque lover. The part is in great shape inside and out. I will sell for $80 plus shipping.

I have been following a thread on another forum regarding shaft vs chain vs belt. One guy (who claims to be a mechanic) gave a long list of stuff he has to do to maintain the shaft drive on his Vulcan 750. I have owned several shaft drive bikes, and never had to do more than just change the oil...

regarding the final drive gear oil plug-- the outer nut size is 17mm. honda was able to tell me the thread diameter is 14mm but could not tell me the thread pitch. i went to autozone and bought a bunch of oil plugs. the correct size is 14M 1.50 (cost $2.99 including washer) when i tried to...