rear drive oil

[Quackerhead]

How do I check the rear drive oil?  98' Tourer with 19K miles.
I've only put 1K on it since I bought and by this (exceptionally helpful) site I should check that.

[Jess from VA]

When the bike is straight and level, and you pull the fill cap (not the drain screw, and not the vent cover on top), oil should seep out or be right at the fill hole level.  Do not torque the heck out of the fill cap, just snug and careful with the threads.  Some measure the correct amount (150cc; 5.1oz), the rest of us just refill till it seeps back out and stick the cap back on.

Good 80-90 or 75-90 synthetic is cheap, and one bottle will do several changes.  Easier to do at tire changes, pulling the right bag helps too.

http://www.rattlebars.com/valkfaq/valkmaintenanceguide.html#Final%20Drive%20Gear%20Oil%20Change

[F6Dave]

There's a drain plug at the bottom, and a fill plug on the side.  Fill it to be level with the bottom of the side hole.  Do not touch the chrome thing on top!

[Chrisj CMA]

How is your tire?  If its close to being worn out dont worry about the drive oil until you  (or whoever) takes the rear apart.  Its much easier to service when its off the bike.

[cookiedough]

I used a 1-2' long syphone clear plastic hose attached to my bottle of synthetic amsoil 75w-90 gear lube,  pump it in until oozes out and wipe off clean and put cap back on.  It helps to remove I/S bags but I never did and had help from the misses either pumping the bottle or holding the hose helps.  (not sexual in nature - LOL) 

Did it 2  years ago since am sure previous owner after 10 years abouts and around 22K miles never did it once.  The gear lube inside was pretty discolored and gunky looking.  Probably should do it more than once per 10 years for sure more like every 3-5 years depending on mileage riding.

[Chrisj CMA]

Just change it every time the rear wheel comes off (if you use synthetic) the oil can last in there easy the 8-20K miles depending on your tires location and riding..........

[Red Diamond]

You only need to put in 5 ounces.

[frosty]

With the synthetic you should be able to feel smoother shifting. With the car tire getting more mileage I now change mine by the feel of shifting.

[Farther]

With the synthetic you should be able to feel smoother shifting.

How does that work?

[Chrisj CMA]

With the synthetic you should be able to feel smoother shifting. With the car tire getting more mileage I now change mine by the feel of shifting.

  Seriously.  You know when you combine tips from other areas it doesn't always work out.  You must have been reading where synthetic oil IN THE ENGINE can (some say) make for smoother shifting. 

The final drive oil is not going to have an effect on shifting...............

Your car tire can get 5 million miles before wearing out, that is not going to change how often the rear end should be serviced.  If you change the rear drive oil every time you service the rear end you will be good.  Synthetic hypoid gear oil can go 20k miles easy.....your rear end needs to be serviced more frequently than every 20K......



PS...Also make sure you change to winter air in your tires that summer air is too lightweight, it wont hold up to colder temps

Maintain fresh blinker fluid and remember to rotate your sparks plugs if it becomes harder to start in the mornings

[Chrisj CMA]

Another question......How bad does your final drive oil get before you feel it in shifting?

[Jess from VA]

 

[Pepmyster]

Lets not forget the headlamp fluid, must be changed BEFORE using the high-beam!!

[Chrisj CMA]

Lets not forget the headlamp fluid, must be changed BEFORE using the high-beam!!

Do you use synthetic?

[Farther]

With synthetic headlamp fluid do you get better shifting?

[Roadog]

  Using full synthetic in the radiator makes for great (!) looking milkshakes...!

[sawdustar]

You boys just ain't right.   

Nothing like a few grins-n-giggles while reading through.

Hot water pipe paint?
5 Gallon bucket of flight line?
5 gallon bucket of prop wash?
blinker fluid......LOL..!!!!

[salty1]

How do I check the rear drive oil?  98' Tourer with 19K miles.
I've only put 1K on it since I bought and by this (exceptionally helpful) site I should check that.

If your going to service the bike, you may find the service manual helpful. You can download it at the following site. Hope you didn't take offense at some of the posts making funny at your expense, we all started somewhere. As mentioned above do watch the torque specs on the fill and drain plugs. 

http://www.valkyrienorway.com/download.html

[Chrisj CMA]

How do I check the rear drive oil?  98' Tourer with 19K miles.
I've only put 1K on it since I bought and by this (exceptionally helpful) site I should check that.

If your going to service the bike, you may find the service manual helpful. You can download it at the following site. Hope you didn't take offense at some of the posts making funny at your expense, we all started somewhere. As mentioned above do watch the torque specs on the fill and drain plugs.  

http://www.valkyrienorway.com/download.html

No one was making fun of quackerhead for asking how to check.  I was making fun of frosty for saying synthetic final drive oil makes for smoother shifts and that he checks his drive oil by how hard shifting becomes...........