Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
ATF as Gear Lube
bigbellybob:
--- Quote ---I can't recal ever losing a race and saying, d**n it if only I had different tranny oil.
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i say that looking back at times i hit neutral. besides you would have to lose a race first before you could say that
--- Quote ---I personally also saw a heavy coating of carbon on top of piston.
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are you contributing that to ATF in the gear box?
BDI:
Come on Bob I lose races some times. Rick beat me by a whole tire last time we were at the dunes. :-D
stewart:
i run only .. 30 wieght non synthtic moter oil like,,valveoline my trans looks perfect inside.. i have lots of these transmisions apart some of the gears in the k5 trans are not bushed like a car automatic there steel on steel .. i also use clutch kits that have steel plates,,,not aluimnium like stock.. what does factory kaw recomend
BDI:
--- Quote from: stewart on August 27, 2008, 11:56:03 AM ---i run only .. 30 wieght non synthtic moter oil like,,valveoline my trans looks perfect inside.. i have lots of these transmisions apart some of the gears in the k5 trans are not bushed like a car automatic there steel on steel .. i also use clutch kits that have steel plates,,,not aluimnium like stock.. what does factory kaw recomend
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I'm now runing a factory clutch kit in my bike, they are supposedly the same guys that have been making the clutches for the Japan factories forever hence the name. The kit has kevlar fiber plates and steel metal plates with springs that take man strength to pull. I have chosen to go with with the trade off of weight and clutch hub life for a kit that will put up with the horse power. I think if you go buy stock stuff you will get aluminum plates. :|
Hillclimb#42:
--- Quote ---I personally also saw a heavy coating of carbon on top of piston.
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are you contributing that to ATF in the gear box?
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Naa. Obviously just rambling off symptoms that were odd. I put a hinson basket in it and new clutches and steels, ran with the magura hydraulic awhile ago, and its super smooth. It just had a weird failure while warming it up. Maybe coincidentally, shortly after changing to ATF, but I additionally had a bunch of stuff in there according to my mechanic, which seems odd with 20-25 hours of ride time. I had always ran 10w30 valvoline, until switching to ATF, which is the same price here, by the way.
I can't make myself buy a case of oil thats 15 bucks a quart.( Synthetics) Maybe if it changed color when it needed changed after several hours of abuse. The problem is, you have to change frequently, to clear clutch fiber debris, check that the water pump seal is holding, and with my aftermarket crap to be sure theres oil in it. (No windows or check screws) I don't know what caused the lock up or stuff in there. SUcked on the Timing, that I do know...
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