Leaking Oil After A Hard Ride
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RE: Leaking Oil After A Hard Ride
ORIGINAL: 89 FXRS
It is beyond me why it seems so many use the same oil in all three too. The motor call for a 50w basically, HD has called for a 50w for over 90 years. The primary needs a thinner weight 10w or 20w max, ATF sounds perfect. The tranny calls for a 75w like your manual tranny on your car. To be honest HGM I am tired of talking oil weight. You are right, I am right. They are wrong and some will argue with usthat we are wrong past common sense. Go figure.
ORIGINAL: HGM
Got a blanket question for you though... It seems that everyone else is good with it too, but I'm curious why you would run 20-50 in all three holes?? It seems that it would be too thick.. I'm a car guy, by trade, and would never think of running a heavy oil in a manual reansmission because of engagement concerns. Also, why would the primary need a thick oil to lube the chain? Seems to me that an ATF would be a better choice for the trans and primary... Its a little off subject, but I'm just curious, plus, you'd be able to tell what was leaking..
Got a blanket question for you though... It seems that everyone else is good with it too, but I'm curious why you would run 20-50 in all three holes?? It seems that it would be too thick.. I'm a car guy, by trade, and would never think of running a heavy oil in a manual reansmission because of engagement concerns. Also, why would the primary need a thick oil to lube the chain? Seems to me that an ATF would be a better choice for the trans and primary... Its a little off subject, but I'm just curious, plus, you'd be able to tell what was leaking..
#22
RE: Leaking Oil After A Hard Ride
ORIGINAL: HGM
Yea, it seems odd.... BTW, Ford, for example has used ATF in their manual transmissions for over 20yrs..
Yea, it seems odd.... BTW, Ford, for example has used ATF in their manual transmissions for over 20yrs..
Thanks for the info.
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