1973 BMW R75/5: Refinishing the Transmission and Rear Drive

I just posted two web pages about this work with lots of pictures in the column on the right side, and here are the direct links:

I did not rebuild the rear drive or transmission, just refinish them.  I did have to work on the transmission kick start and shift lever tapered bolts as they were very hard to remove due to scratches and burrs.

Here are a couple of the before and after pictures from the web pages.

Rear Transmission Grunge

Rear Transmission Grunge

Top Transmission Grunge

Top Transmission Grunge

Bottom Transmission Gunge

Bottom Transmission Gunge

Polished Parts

Polished Parts

Refinished Transmission Rear

Refinished Transmission Rear

Refinished Transmission Top

Refinished Transmission Top

Refinished Transmission Bottom

Refinished Transmission Bottom

Refinished Transmission Left Side

Refinished Transmission Left Side

Rear Drive Before Cleaning

Rear Drive Before Cleaning

Brake Shoe Orientation

Brake Shoe Orientation

Refinished Rear Drive Brake Shoe Side

Refinished Rear Drive Brake Shoe Side

Refinished Rear Drive

Refinished Rear Drive Outside