Rear Drive Oil Change

[AlabamaNomadRider]

Never seen Belray at any of the parts stores around here. Is it a Canadian product?

[macmac]

Gene Belray products will be found on mc dealers shelves in the USA. MC specific oils.

[firemanbrent]

i just got some royal purple 75 90 full syenthic... it says not to use for wet clutches... this shouldn't affect me since its in the rear end right?

[macmac]

Originally Posted by firemanbrent

i just got some royal purple 75 90 full syenthic... it says not to use for wet clutches... this shouldn't affect me since its in the rear end right?

That's right. Some bikes use a gear oil in the tranny not shared with engine oil, and then that oil would be no good for that type of clutch submersed nin gear oil. I am not sure what bikes are made that way either.

I have a 81 yammi xs 850 sh and it has a wet clutch in engine oil and the tranny and rear finals run gear oil in each of the cases. The tanny oil is not shared with anything, nor is the final or engine each has it's own case for it's own oil.

So yeah you're fine, since the gear oil should never get anywhere near the clutch.

[firemanbrent]

thanks mac!

[merri1]

Does anyone know if the procedure is the same on a 1700?

[redjay]

I thought the 1700's were belt drive ?

[macmac]

merri1 No it isn't possible a bit, since the 17 has no final drive gears at all. The 17 is nothing like the 15 or 16.

[Cajunrider]

Originally Posted by macmac

yes TC that will be fine. Some guys want every possible last drop of oil in there, but you don't need to be. You could be 15mm low apx 9/16" low and that would be fine.

IMO straight up and full is too much. On the side stand or that on a 2x4 is plenty high enough. They goofed. it happens.

I bet hot that oil raises up too high and it's hot. The oil expands and creates a over full condition when done straight up.

The area is small and it has to be to take a so called 6.2 oz of oil, and i see this same thing in my antique oil lamps. When I goof and over fill then light them pretty soon the trays are filling with split oil, running down the lamps, and they only hold 1 qt cold and do not heat close to what final gears get.

That does it.....next time I change my final drive oil I'm going to lay the bike down on its right crash bars after draining. That will make it much easier to fill and I know I'll have enough oil in there.

[macmac]

Originally Posted by Cajunrider

That does it.....next time I change my final drive oil I'm going to lay the bike down on its right crash bars after draining. That will make it much easier to fill and I know I'll have enough oil in there.

Yeah let me wish you the best of luck on that idea 'D It sure won't be long before you strike oil

[Cajunrider]

Originally Posted by macmac

Yeah let me wish you the best of luck on that idea 'D It sure won't be long before you strike oil

I'll be rich!!!

[macmac]

The new guys will think we are flaming one another

And infact oil does burn! ::)

[sonny]

Mitch, this may not be the best time to strike oil down your way. I understand y'all got so much it is just gloating around.
Thanks for your time

[Cajunrider]

You're right Sonny. I went down to Grand Isle and skimmed a 55 gallon drum of the stuff. That should take care of the oil changes for all of my stuff for quite a while.

[firemanbrent]

well i did mine today... not too bad... i wish i woulda bought a piece of rubber tubing... kind of a pain to get it in around the muffler without pullin it off... i don't think it had ever been changed! it was burnt to hell! bike definetly runs better... shifts like a dream!