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Marque Remarks => Husqvarna => Topic started by: T250K on September 09, 2015, 11:23:29 pm

Title: Transmission Oil
Post by: T250K on September 09, 2015, 11:23:29 pm

   ;)  Anybody able to advise the correct grade, and quantity of Transmission oil for a 1975 Husky CR 250 mag please ?
         Thank you,         T250K.

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: bigk on September 10, 2015, 02:42:51 pm

Manual says SAE20 but any light grade motorcycle specific trans oil is good (I use GRO gear/trans), or you can use ATF (cheaper) if you're happy to change it a bit more regularly. 1600ml.
K

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: bazza on September 10, 2015, 03:44:59 pm

Used ATF in mine for 7 seasons ran well

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: T250K on September 10, 2015, 05:01:59 pm

 Thanks Guys, much appreciated.      ;D      T250.

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: Rossvickicampbell on September 10, 2015, 05:39:12 pm

BK - that's one heck of a lot of oil.

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: GD66 on September 10, 2015, 06:08:35 pm

My 1974 400 takes 500ml of ATF in each fork leg and 1 litre in the box.

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: bigk on September 10, 2015, 07:25:07 pm

Husky's take a lot of oil, 1600 ml in the older style engines, 1400ml in the newer style (1981 430 style).
K

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: Mike52 on September 11, 2015, 08:11:07 am

Running SAE30 in my later Huskys.
SAE20 no longer available.
Briggs n Stratton engine oil is SAE30.
Cheers

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: oldyzman on December 13, 2015, 09:52:04 pm

ATF must be resilient, just think about how much work it does in an Auto trans, gets cut to pieces in the converter and gets changed every 50 or 100 thousand K's.
I have run it in many bikes for a long time..

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: 80-85 husky on January 22, 2016, 07:15:36 pm

the best ATF is the ATF - F for early borg warners

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: tymes on January 22, 2016, 09:42:39 pm

i have tried a number of different oils in my kdx with slightly varying results to clutch feel, it has alloy clutch plates and have tried a couple of different sets of friction plates but I can definitely say that I have never been excited by some amazing magic to come from any of those oil bottles.

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: 80-85 husky on January 23, 2016, 09:06:49 pm

have you sanded flat the first plate surface in the clutch basket? they were notoriously warped from the factory. we made up a ring with handles that we could lap in the clutch basket with 400 wet and dry. some of the baskets were only touching on half the plate surface giving a very grabby feel.

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: tymes on January 24, 2016, 12:00:41 am

Is that advice for my shyt clutch? its graby as crap. The basket and hub arnt too bad.

Im trying to make my imagination see all that what you said but i cant, ill give it a look very shortly when i change the friction plates in Mrs KDX' bike, it will prob be clearer for me then.

Cant I just put it in the lathe and skim the friction surface flat.

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: 80-85 husky on January 24, 2016, 08:44:05 am

that will probably do it. Mr mc Hanic back in the day made a dummy first plate out of 1/4 inch steel with a couple of handles and stuck wet and dry to it and then worked it on the basket face to level it out. worked fine. fixed that grabbing beautifully.

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: fred99999au on January 24, 2016, 09:18:20 am

I reckon spinning it up in a lathe would be more accurate and true than a hand held device.

Title: Re: Transmission Oil
Post by: 80-85 husky on January 24, 2016, 12:28:32 pm

lathe would be perfect that's for sure.