DIY - transmission oil.

  1. How to unload old and supply new oil to the posterior, in other words how to change the oil of the transmission.
  2. Go for a long hard trip. Click for next-> First go for a ride of minimum 15 minutes duration, to make sure the transmission oil is sufficiently warm. Heat makes the oil thinner and therefore it will drain better out of the tranny.
  3. The drain plug (1) & the filler cap (2). Put the bike on it's sisdestand. Remove the
      ( see picture )
    1. drain plug
    2. filler cap
    taking care not to loose the washer on the drain plug.
  4. Drain plug & the filler cap.Inspect the aluminum washer on the drain plug, you might want to get a new one every other time.
  5. Caps off. Drain for as long as it takes.
  6. Motylgear transmission oil. Bring out your best transmission oil.
  7. Fill her up. Tighten the drain plug - 12 Nm torque. Put the bike on its centerstand. Fill up.
  8. Fill up to the lower edge of teh filler hole ( until it spills over ). Fill up - let it settle and fill up again until the oil is level with the filler hole. If you fill too much it will spill from the filler hole. Wipe off the filler cap sealing and put it back. Take care not to overtighten.











  9. Bicycle Repair Man. Final note. The recommended inteval is 36000 km, but i do this every time i change engine oil ( every 10000 km ).
    It's all in a day's work for Bicycle Repair Man!

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