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Post by cabuco2006 on Feb 14, 2006 18:40:15 GMT -5
hey guys, i just changed the gear oil today and i had to tip it over to get the whole amount of gear oil out of the case..so i did...and i bought castrol 80-90w gear oil...is that a good choice....it seems to run fine and it makes no noise and it doesnt leak at all...
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Post by Dandy Dan on Feb 14, 2006 19:14:47 GMT -5
Sounds perfect...congrats on getting the job done ;D In my experience, it's a lot easier to drain the oil immediately after you've come home from a ride because it's hot and runny so it doesn't take 20min to drip out.
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Post by cabuco2006 on Feb 14, 2006 19:17:35 GMT -5
it came out dark and it was thick so next time i think i will do that...but it was too cold out to ride ...so i just did it...but still worked perfect....and u know me..i love my castrol oils
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Post by timberwolfmadcat on Feb 15, 2006 16:10:23 GMT -5
hehe, same stuff i use, wierd
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Post by cruiser on Feb 15, 2006 18:30:36 GMT -5
We have seperate Gear oil in a Ruckus?
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Post by Dandy Dan on Feb 15, 2006 18:34:50 GMT -5
yeah there's a tiny bolt way at the back behind the drive cover. You'll see a small (10 or 12mm) bolt on it and nearby it'll say 0.1L meaning it takes 0.1 litre. Honda doesn't say when to change it but every few thousand is always nice. To change it just go for a ride so it gets hot and running and then remove the drain bolt and tilt the scooter over so it pours out. Once you've got as much drained as you can get, refill it up to the bottom of the drain bolt hole with new stuff. The recommended oil is SAE 90 gear oil. I like to overfill it a bit and then let it drip out the drain bolt hole until it stops dripping because then the level will be right on with the bottom of the hole.
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Post by cruiser on Feb 15, 2006 21:34:09 GMT -5
Thanks, got a way to go yet. Just have 130 miles on mine.
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Post by cabuco2006 on Feb 15, 2006 21:38:57 GMT -5
i reccommend two people doing this job ;D
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Post by chanito on Feb 15, 2006 21:45:45 GMT -5
 DD is right, the factory does not give a change interval, but i thing 6000 miles or 10000 kms is a good time to replace it, and definitively warming up the oil by riding the scooter is a good idea, doing the work with some help is always a good idea ;D ;D
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Post by Doctavius on Feb 21, 2006 23:32:30 GMT -5
Alot of Japanese scoots run their whole lives without changing the gear oil. Crazy !!!
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Post by timberwolfmadcat on Feb 22, 2006 11:47:50 GMT -5
Alot of Japanese scoots run their whole lives without changing the gear oil. Crazy !!! Thats because they only last 10,000 km/s  |
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Post by ZOOMER46 on Aug 27, 2006 19:58:03 GMT -5
it came out dark and it was thick so next time i think i will do that...but it was too cold out to ride ...so i just did it...but still worked perfect....and u know me..i love my castrol oils is it me,or can you just run the bike on the stand spinning the rear wheel till you feel heat in the axle casing? no need to freeze the little fellars off just to warm the oil up !! also,a time saving tip, instead of trying to funnel the oil in to that hole, which takes an eternity, use a small oil can, u know ,the one with the thumb press ! takes seconds,not 20 mins. |
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Post by Dandy Dan on Sept 7, 2006 14:57:06 GMT -5
Nice tip with the oil can ;D You could heat up the oil on the center stand...it would just take longer with the lower wheel speeds...I wouldn't wanna rev it too high on the stand.
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Post by chanito on Sept 7, 2006 20:29:16 GMT -5
 There is no load on the gears if the scooter is on its center stand, so it will take forever to warm up, a short ride will warm them real quick and be a lot safer on the engine 
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Post by Beachboy on Apr 18, 2020 15:10:48 GMT -5
Do I need a torque wrench to tightening the filler Bolt on the transmission gear oil?
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