What did Honda do wrong with the final drive splines? Excessive wear within a thousand miles...A few have stated a hundred miles....with low percentage Moly. I have 3 Ford F350 trucks and 2 Ram 2500 vehicles. Diesel powered. Couple of em putting out 1,000 pound feet of torque. Often pulling 12,000 pound loads behind, often steep grades on construction sites. Never once has there been a spline failure or U Joint CV joint failure, front axle spline etc. lowest mileage truck 68,000. Highest 179,000. Grease / Paste......no high moly content....grease / paste easily cleaned away with brake cleaner or kerosene....and a couple of rags.
Here we are beating away at each other, fearing the 2,000 dollar spline and "differential' replacement costs...er....differential? ST1300 (for one) does not have a differential.
Younger brother has an 06 Triumph Rocker III. Coming up on 70,000 miles. Rear tire generally changed 4,000 miles.
So regular rear drive service. Torque around 160 pound feet. HP about 140. Liqui Moly grease of choice. Splines ....appear as new.
Just asking.....whre did Hoda screw up?