Lessened the 5th gear whine
Lessened the 5th gear whine
Dumped in some Belray 85W-140 gear oil and I must say it quieted down the 1st and 5th gear whine. It is still there but hardly as noticeable and annoying as it was before.
Belray 85W-140 gear oil is easy to find here in Tn. Have been with it for a good long time..Good Stuff
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I've got a bottle of Amsoil 75W-140 I'm planning on putting in my '09 RK when my next service comes up. Hoping it may give me the same.
Have others found 75W-140 to work well in the tranny? Any reason why not to use it?
Have others found 75W-140 to work well in the tranny? Any reason why not to use it?
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I have heard that the redline is the best. Don't know because I have had my six speed only 4 days now. I do have the first and fifth gear whine. i didnt have it for the first 50 miles or so. I guess the tranny is getting broken in a little. I am interested in what everyone thinks here. It was going to be one of my next questions. My 1000 mile change will be here quick.
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So let me get this right, your replacing the standard tranny oil with the Belray 85W-140 gear oil ? What will this do to the warranty? Would the oil changes still be at 10,000 mile intervals? I have a 2009 ELC and the second thing I noticed (the first thing was the extensive lean due to the wrong jiffy stand) was the whine in 5th. I just had the 1,000 mile service performed but if the Belray 85W-140 gear oil works on the whine then, hell I'll replace the tranny oil this weekend.
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Seem like there are possitive comments on just about all the oils of that weight quieting the 5th gear whine to some degree. I also read that the bike should really be warmed up in the winter or these thicker oils could cause some harm. Can't remember what harm it causes, but I read it here some time ago. I have not reached 1000 miles and haven't decided what I'm going to do. I'm will use Mobil 1 at what ever weight I pick.
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