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Clear Transmission Fluid
Last year I bought my First Springer a 92 FXSTS , I bought it just after someone had traded it in for something newer, and the Dealership had just finished checking it out , anyway right after I bought it I was transferred halfway across the country, so its been sitting in storage now for 6 months and I finally get the time to get it out, I was checking the fluids when I discovered that the Transmission fluid was completely Clear (as water) I cannot seem to find any references to a clear transmission fluid , synthetic or conventional???
Has anybody ever seen this??? All other fluids seem normal color. Thanks |
Drain it and put in what you want.
Piece of mind knowing whats in there, and when it was put in there. In a very simplistic description... ATF - Transmission Fluid is really just hydraulic fluid with red dye in it to help identify it. |
Castrol developed Transynd, which is used in the transmissions of some buses. It is a synthetic fluid and is clear, not red.
There are others. |
Every gear oil I have ever used was a bit yellow. Ask them.
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Originally Posted by whit1977
(Post 15230863)
Last year I bought my First Springer a 92 FXSTS , I bought it just after someone had traded it in for something newer, and the Dealership had just finished checking it out , anyway right after I bought it I was transferred halfway across the country, so its been sitting in storage now for 6 months and I finally get the time to get it out, I was checking the fluids when I discovered that the Transmission fluid was completely Clear (as water) I cannot seem to find any references to a clear transmission fluid , synthetic or conventional???
Has anybody ever seen this??? All other fluids seem normal color. Thanks If I remember correctly, HD transmission fluid is clear. If in doubt, just change it to the fluid of your choice. |
I use HD fluid in mine,and it's so clear it's almost impossible to see it on the dipstick.
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I stopped using H-D transmission fluid some years back when they discontinued the old "semi-synthetic" and started recommending "Formula+". I have noticed that H-D "heavy" fork oil USED to be amber but now it's clear.
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Lucas Harley transmission oil is also clear.
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I use Valvoline SynPower synthetic gear oil, 75W-90, in the transmissions of both my Harleys.
It is crystal clear...... so clear, that it's a pain in the butt to read on the dip stick.... |
Probably why it might be better to not use a clear lube?
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