2STROKIN_IT Posted May 10, 2015 Report Posted May 10, 2015 Ok so I recently went in and put in a pancake bearing and rebuilt my water pump (billet impeller, o-rings, bearing) and changed trans fluid while I was there. Oh and my factory impeller already had cracks on it where shaft met impeller!!!! Glad I changed it when I did! Here's the dilemma the guy I bought the bike from was running amsoil 10/30 or 40 synthetic m/c oil for wet clutches. Anyway I was wondering if I can just change the fluid to let's say (and dare I say) type f atf? Or am I better if buying new fibers and just soaking them in the new fluid that I plan on running? Thanks amigos Quote
trickedcarbine Posted May 10, 2015 Report Posted May 10, 2015 Just switch it and if you use Type F, change it frequently. Quote
98_sheester Posted May 10, 2015 Report Posted May 10, 2015 Type f will glaze your plates tho if not changed after a hard ride. I use 20-50 motorcycle oil it says made for wet clutches so make sure you check that. But if you wanna run some good stuff get honda 85w gear saver Quote
willaduncan Posted May 10, 2015 Report Posted May 10, 2015 Type F ATF is fine, you do have to change it more frequently but not so much that it's after every ride and it's only 4.99 a quart Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
98_sheester Posted May 10, 2015 Report Posted May 10, 2015 Like i said every hard ride when your clutching alot riding hard all day change it Quote
RadarRacing Posted May 10, 2015 Report Posted May 10, 2015 You guys dont know what you are missing by not using oil instead of type f. I will never switch back to atf after running quite a while with $14 a gallon Rotella diesel oil from oreilly or walmart. Better clutch and transmission feel, much less creeping when dragracing as well as easier to get into gear or neutral when warmed up. Much less shift fork wear and the clutch lasts and holds just fine. . All the motorcycle oils or gear savers work well too. 125hp will hold with a stock 7 plate setup and a slingshot lockup under the stock cover. Quote
special06shee Posted May 11, 2015 Report Posted May 11, 2015 Been using rotella in da bangshee for 2yrs or better now. Quote
okbeast Posted May 11, 2015 Report Posted May 11, 2015 Thought about Rotella or some 4T but stick with the ATF. What Rotella ya'll run? Quote
98_sheester Posted May 11, 2015 Report Posted May 11, 2015 I much rather run 20-50 and change it less amount of times and like Radar said clutch feels good and easy to find neutral Quote
willaduncan Posted May 11, 2015 Report Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) I have no problems clutching or shifting gears with ATF, but if I wasn't a cheap ass I'd run belray gear saver Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited May 11, 2015 by willaduncan Quote
sheerider1026 Posted May 11, 2015 Report Posted May 11, 2015 I use regular 10-30 oil or rotella. Work great Quote
RadarRacing Posted May 11, 2015 Report Posted May 11, 2015 The rotella we use is just the white jug truck or car oil. I dont remember the weight. Much hetter fork wear on overrides. With the springs setup on the duneables in my writeup on spring balancing and adjustment fork wear is nearly non existent. Quote
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