My Boxer is fugged

Mountain 300 · Post by **Mountain 300** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:01 pm

as the title says my R1100S is fugged. Had a bit of noise coming from the g/box sounded like release bearing. Came off the m/way on my way home managed to drop down 2 gears then would'nt go any further. Did 18 mile on back lanes in one gear. Clutch disengages drive with no problems, but its still stuck in gear. Looks like I'll be ripping the box out once we get back from honeymoon. On the upside, I'm glad it did'nt happen during my trip to Chernobly during the summer.

big rob · Post by **big rob** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:07 pm

Hi Mountain,
So sorry to hear your 1100s is broken

My 2001 1100s' gearbox 'expired' after only 36K. The bike did have a full BMW service history and after some communication with BMW UK my bike was fitted with a new gearbox at no cost to me.

Perhaps a letter to BMW Customer Services might save you some pain & money?

Have a great Honeymoon
Good luck,
Rob

BockingBandit · Post by **BockingBandit** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:53 pm

Hey,.. if you want an 1100SS for spares or repair,.. then I have one. Tattyish Body,.. (Like me) but Engine Perfectly sweet except for slipping clutch and seized front calipers. V reg, 50K miles, SS model. (Wide wheel, rebuilt SS shocks, venderline pipes + original + cat+ Posh Paddock Stand) Red (DDP). Yours in exchange for £500: £250 for me and £250 donation to my Charity. See 'Poor Circulation 2008' post. (Oh,. and you pick it Up from Essex).

Go on,.. you know you want to

Geoff

Mountain 300 · Post by **Mountain 300** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:32 pm

big rob wrote:Hi Mountain,
So sorry to hear your 1100s is broken
My 2001 1100s' gearbox 'expired' after only 36K. The bike did have a full BMW service history and after some communication with BMW UK my bike was fitted with a new gearbox at no cost to me.

Perhaps a letter to BMW Customer Services might save you some pain & money?

Have a great Honeymoon
Good luck,
Rob

Thats an idea, how old was your bike before the box gave up?
Mines a 1999 with 61,750 on the clock with majority of the servicing done by BMW including the last one. I think they will probably say not interested, but its worth a try. I think BM would probably charge about £800 just for the labour on removing and refitting the box. God knows how much on top to strip it and find out wants gone wrong.

nab 301 · Post by **nab 301** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:57 pm

BockingBandit wrote:Hey,.. if you want an 1100SS for spares or repair,.. then I have one. Yours in exchange for £500: £250 for me and £250 donation to my Charity. See 'Poor Circulation 2008' post. (Oh,. and you pick it Up from Essex).

Go on,.. you know you want to Geoff

You mean you're in the delivery game and you can't deliver to Dublin?

(would do me nicely seeing as it's going to be till death us do part with my S..)
Nigel B

Jason M · Post by **Jason M** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:05 pm

BockingBandit wrote:Hey,.. if you want an 1100SS for spares or repair,.. then I have one. Tattyish Body,.. (Like me) but Engine Perfectly sweet except for slipping clutch and seized front calipers. V reg, 50K miles, SS model. (Wide wheel, rebuilt SS shocks, venderline pipes + original + cat+ Posh Paddock Stand) Red (DDP). Yours in exchange for £500: £250 for me and £250 donation to my Charity. See 'Poor Circulation 2008' post. (Oh,. and you pick it Up from Essex).

Go on,.. you know you want to Geoff

Geoff mate - has that got any tax/mot?

BockingBandit · Post by **BockingBandit** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:22 pm

Nigel,.. yep, ..I'm a Courier,... so I don't do 'Wales and West'

. Come over,... its yours if you want it. You can have 3/4 of a 600 Bandit if you need that too.

Jason,.. SORN,.. tax/mot expired,.. October i think. I just honestly don't have time to sort it out,.. and I'll be 'homeless' form April 23rd,... so everything must go.

Seriously,... If anyone wants it,.. even if just for 'Worthy Project' for a College or anything,.... I'd just like to see somebody get some fun from it.
Geoff

Mountain 300 · Post by **Mountain 300** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:36 pm

Had a reply from BMW UK, as I expceted thier not interested. the abridged version of thier reply is "Old bike high mileage".

Looks like when I have a free weekend its gonna be big hammer and lots of spanners time

big rob · Post by **big rob** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:36 pm

Disappointing response from BMW UK

nab 301 · Post by **nab 301** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:43 pm

BockingBandit wrote:Nigel,.. yep, ..I'm a Courier,... so I don't do 'Wales and West' . Come over,... its yours if you want it. You can have 3/4 of a 600 Bandit if you need that too.

Geoff

What's that, 300mls to Holyhead give or take? Do I know a man with a van who can?
(and the bandit would make an interesting bit of modern art with history (and hopefully no blood..)

I'll let you know.
Nigel B

BockingBandit · Post by **BockingBandit** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:31 pm

Sorry Lads and Lasses,.. the 1100SS has gone to a new Home. However,.. it is remaining in the Boxertrix Family.

Mountain 300 · Post by **Mountain 300** » Sun May 25, 2008 8:45 am

Well its been a while but the time has now come to sort this bugger out.
Its half-term, I have an 18k mile gearbox sat on the garage floor, new clutch plate and bolts courtesy of Motorworks, its a Sunday, a Bank holiday and its pissing it down

Will keep you posted on how I get one, firstly need to make space in the garage to work, already shifted Lottys bike to a friends house and it looks like my kwak will be sat on the drive, now wheres the big hammers

JamesL · Post by **JamesL** » Sun May 25, 2008 9:16 am

Judging from the forecast you've got two clear days - unless you get flooded out!

Hope it goes OK...

Vince · Post by **Vince** » Sun May 25, 2008 9:29 am

Good luck, watch those knuckles

Mountain 300 · Post by **Mountain 300** » Sun May 25, 2008 5:52 pm

Progress so far, the box is out

How much swearing wasd there........................ loads

Its been 32 years since I was a mucanic, forgot how much spanner rash hurts

Having studied our folks photo's about g/box removal, I've definetly taken some shorts cuts, tank still attached, took arse end off complete with cans, down pipe and Y pipe. Thanks good for the dremel I bought 3 years ago and have never used it until today, gone through a few cutting discs chopping them bloody bolts that I used to fit the Y pipe ages ago, christ there a pain. Also took the back frame off with the complete arm and diff attached, prop shaft popped off the back of the box very nicely, which was a relief haven heaard about other folks trials and tribulations with that little circlip.
The clutch plate looked in really good nick to say that its done 61+k miles. I do have some piccies which I will post up later, only bobbed in to get the torque settings for the clutch assembly then I am gonhna leave the rest till tomorrow.
Nearly forgot, the old box is defintly fugged, theres more slack in the input shaft than Joan Collins, reckon the main bearing failed, the oil seal also also manged to work its way nearly out of its housing[/img]