its the 1st year i have drained bottom ends oil aswell i just read it somewhere so as ya do give it a go , do you think thats whats gone on in there then its all dry sticky an gunky that was my thought too
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right i cant work out whats wrong with the clutch it was all good last year i removed the engine oil before i put it up for storing over winter
the bike works fine in low revs the gears click in click out the bike sits fine with the clutch pulled in 1st but once it hits the powerband its like im holding the clutch lever in a bit
it just revs out an doesnt pull like it should its got new cables nice slack .engine oil changed twice now but still its the same
i can see it making me pull another clutch apart again before long one of my most hated of repairs to work with cluches an damn flywheels ,
anybody know if this little idea i have is safe to try drain the engine oil bungee the clutch lever so the plates are apart wd40 all the plates up hopefully cleanin them up of any crappy oil thats stopping it all functioning correct
I store mine for years with all the oil still in place with out problem . not sure why some remove the engine oil ? surly removeing the oil leaves it open to rust if any moisture gets in or things drying out and becomeing gunky or sticky .
I store mine for years with all the oil still in place with out problem . not sure why some remove the engine oil ? surly removeing the oil leaves it open to rust if any moisture gets in or things drying out and becomeing gunky or sticky .
Old oil contains moisture and acids that will pit bearings and other engine parts so really its important to change oil prior to storage.
-- Edited by Ralzy on Friday 15th of March 2013 08:23:08 PM
I store mine for years with all the oil still in place with out problem . not sure why some remove the engine oil ? surly removeing the oil leaves it open to rust if any moisture gets in or things drying out and becomeing gunky or sticky .
Old oil contains moisture and acids that will pit bearings and other engine parts so really its important to change oil prior to storage.
-- Edited by Ralzy on Friday 15th of March 2013 08:23:08 PM
change oil or drain empty ? I am asumeing he drained empty for storage ? and even draining will not remove all the oil you would be left with a coating still on everything I would think ?
not sure I would ever drain empty for storing any engine would think its much better for the engine parts to be sat in oil than just nothing ? . have had bikes that have been stored for around 10 years with the same oil in the engine and once drained adn carb cleaned they are fine with out problems .
i think it was down to the oil remanence gone sticky i wd 40d the plates today an it seems to have eased it a bit from slipping so a few more goes itll be gone i think or i hope anyway ,,, your spot on mdk im never draining it out again an leaving it what a mission
i think it was down to the oil remanence gone sticky i wd 40d the plates today an it seems to have eased it a bit from slipping so a few more goes itll be gone i think or i hope anyway ,,, your spot on mdk im never draining it out again an leaving it what a mission
best way in my mind leave it in try turn the engine over and shake fuel up at least once a month and if stored for long time change out the oild anf fuel prior to useing again .
gave up the ghost on this one pulled the clutch apart found exactly what was expected. Gammy sticky plates as it was going though pulling it apart id got new plates and springs in anyway ,, done this morning easy to 3rd or 4th time round now i dont know what i was fretting about could have done it with my eyes closed too. kinda just awaiting a test run now but it feels nice to pull that clutch lever now lets hope the bike pulls properly now..
so word of advice dont remove the trani oil if your putting your bike up for winter it causes allsorts of mither
it.s easy to follow some well writen advice on the net and thinking draining engine oil is ok can sound good idea if writen well . in cases like this just sit back and think is it realy such a good idea use what ya know ... engine oil on side of bottle becomes sticky in small ammounts and left open to eliments.
and we all know how fast engine parts rust if not swimming in oil with in hours the rust/brown starts to show .
imagine draining gear box oil storing for months and a slight water leak or moister gets in there in that time its gona rust like crazy .
