Delray
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Picture perfect Saturday in South Florida so I spent it doing maintenance on my GT.
New BMW coolant. New Motul oil and BMW filter. Checked the belt and cleaned both CVT filters.
Unfortunately, that requires taking off most of the tupperware. Not my favorite task but it's a necessary evil. With tupperware, I've never ended up with the same number of screws and bolts when I'm finished. They appear to multiply like rabbits and I end up with a couple leftovers. I have also wasted too much time trying to fit bolts and screws into the wrong-sized holes. With each bolt, I'd take my best guess and see if it fit.
Today, I figured out a way to overcome that. As I removed each screw or bolt, I took a cell phone pic. The screws and bolts are either T-30 or T-25, both round heads (the one exception I saw is flathead bolts for the metal plates on the running boards).
Each pic showed me whether I used a T-handle screwdriver (T-30) or a small ratchet and bit (T-25). When I went to reassemble, I scrolled through my photos to find each bolt and used the correct one. Voila. I ended up with 0 screws and bolts left for the first time ever.
IMPORTANT TO CHECK CVT FILTERS
My GT is a 2015 with 5,250 miles. I was surprised at the amount of debris on my CVT filters. I dry-cleaned both by hand and used a leaf blower to remove dust. It's so important to keep these filters clean. The first filter is inside the black cover of the belt case. The second filter is tucked away above the right side of that black case. You have to peer in to see it, like looking into a cave; it's the triangular area above the filter in the photo. Press the tab in the center up or down (can't remember which) and it slides out like a drawer.
When I opened up the belt case to check the belt, I used the leaf blower to remove rubber dust. A good sized puff of black dirt came out.
ANOTHER OVERLOOKED ITEM: THE SIDESTAND
I once had the sidestand on a BMW R1150R come completely off and clatter to the ground as I was parking the bike. With no one in sight, I had no choice but to lay the bike on the ground and deal with it. Thus I may be overly sensitive to loose sidestands, but they happen. Torque for the sidestand screw is 41 Nm (30 ft.lbs) and 30 Nm (22 ft.lbs) for the mounting bolts. Definitely didn't see a description in the service manual of "barely hand tight" for mounting bolts.
This is the second GT I've owned where the sidestand mounting bolts felt a little "casual," and I believe they work loose over time. Something to keep an eye on. With all that expensive tupperware, no one wants to see their GT or Sport topple over.
New BMW coolant. New Motul oil and BMW filter. Checked the belt and cleaned both CVT filters.
Unfortunately, that requires taking off most of the tupperware. Not my favorite task but it's a necessary evil. With tupperware, I've never ended up with the same number of screws and bolts when I'm finished. They appear to multiply like rabbits and I end up with a couple leftovers. I have also wasted too much time trying to fit bolts and screws into the wrong-sized holes. With each bolt, I'd take my best guess and see if it fit.
Today, I figured out a way to overcome that. As I removed each screw or bolt, I took a cell phone pic. The screws and bolts are either T-30 or T-25, both round heads (the one exception I saw is flathead bolts for the metal plates on the running boards).
Each pic showed me whether I used a T-handle screwdriver (T-30) or a small ratchet and bit (T-25). When I went to reassemble, I scrolled through my photos to find each bolt and used the correct one. Voila. I ended up with 0 screws and bolts left for the first time ever.
IMPORTANT TO CHECK CVT FILTERS
My GT is a 2015 with 5,250 miles. I was surprised at the amount of debris on my CVT filters. I dry-cleaned both by hand and used a leaf blower to remove dust. It's so important to keep these filters clean. The first filter is inside the black cover of the belt case. The second filter is tucked away above the right side of that black case. You have to peer in to see it, like looking into a cave; it's the triangular area above the filter in the photo. Press the tab in the center up or down (can't remember which) and it slides out like a drawer.
When I opened up the belt case to check the belt, I used the leaf blower to remove rubber dust. A good sized puff of black dirt came out.
ANOTHER OVERLOOKED ITEM: THE SIDESTAND
I once had the sidestand on a BMW R1150R come completely off and clatter to the ground as I was parking the bike. With no one in sight, I had no choice but to lay the bike on the ground and deal with it. Thus I may be overly sensitive to loose sidestands, but they happen. Torque for the sidestand screw is 41 Nm (30 ft.lbs) and 30 Nm (22 ft.lbs) for the mounting bolts. Definitely didn't see a description in the service manual of "barely hand tight" for mounting bolts.
This is the second GT I've owned where the sidestand mounting bolts felt a little "casual," and I believe they work loose over time. Something to keep an eye on. With all that expensive tupperware, no one wants to see their GT or Sport topple over.
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