250-500cc Gearbox oil for Husky WR360 ?

[troy deck]

I ran atf in my kx250 with no issues but have switched to cheapo rotella 15w-40 in my 360. My only concern about atf was that if a crank seal went it could dissolve the oil that lubes the crank and bearings and cause a seizure.

Rotella is cheap and works fine

yes ATF is NOT motor oil its not nearly as slick its a good way to spin a cam bearing in a 4.3 chevy oh well it had 250,000 on it and it was free

 

[justintendo]

i have ran type f atf off and on quite bit. there is no doubt it shifts excellent and clutch action is great. i have noticed a bit more shavings compared to amsoil or rotella tho. would it add up to damage? no one knows but i stay with those two. if i could only find atf i would certainly not sweat it and change it every ride, its certainly cheap enough. by every ride i mean 4-6 hours. its also possible that the added detergents in atf flush out metallic debris i normally wouldnt find. hard to say. enough people have had good luck running atf to say its good to go

 

[shawbagga]

eaglefreaks right

 

[Tinken]

We use both 0W40 or 5W40 in all of our 2t race bikes.

 

[Doug Piper]

http://shop.1stmx.co.uk/putoline-or-silkolene-gearbox-oil-1-litre-220-p.asp
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[Miezie666]

I ran atf in my kx250 with no issues but have switched to cheapo rotella 15w-40 in my 360. My only concern about atf was that if a crank seal went it could dissolve the oil that lubes the crank and bearings and cause a seizure.

Rotella is cheap and works fine

I think its a common problem on huskys 250/300/360s - had a few bikes with a blown crank seal during the last year... its more bike related that oil.