BMW K 1100 LT/RS Motorcycle User Manual


 
33.14
Checking/adjusting tooth backlash
Lock drive bevel gear in position with 36 mm
(1.4173 in) insert, BMW No. 33 1 720.
Fit measuring ring, BMW No. 33 2 600, with dial
gauge on crown wheel and secure to housing
with knurled screw (1).
Secure measuring arm,
BMWNo.332604,centrally on crown wheel.
With the palm of the hand, press crown wheel
into housing and check gear backlash by turning
backward and forward.
L Note:
Check the backlash at three points offset by 120 °,
turn bevel gear with crown wheel.
Take up excessively large gear backlash by fit-
ting a thin spacer and too little gear backlash by
fitting a thick spacer (1).
Gear backlash:
(adjust without oil) ...........................0.07...0.16 mm
........................................ (0.002756...0.006299 in)
33 2 604
RT330190
1
33 2 600
RT330200
90°
RT330210
1