• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

  • Hi everyone,

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What Transmission oil?

Bigbill

Bigbill

Husqvarna
Pro Class
Ok I'm looking for advise. I'm going around for the second time on the husqvarnas.
I knew the additives were removed from the motor oil. So now a motorcycle tranny oil is needed to prevent clutch plate wear. Is the auto tranny oil ok or is it not spongy enough for the gear engagement.

84 husqvarna 250wr. 82 430cr, ???

What brand of tranny oil?

What weight?

I been away for 13 years things have changed maybe?
 
wrx said:
Husky AUTO fluid is fork oil
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I thought it was used in the shocks. I tried it in the 35mm forks, it is more sticky than normal oil, not sure how it worked as a suspention fluid but if you don't want leaks it would be a good choice. I guess everyone should try it and make up their own mind I only tried it once.

As stated in post 2 most of us have done this comment before multiple times.

"So now a motorcycle tranny oil is needed to prevent clutch plate wear." I think it is more the additives in the "energy conserving oils" make the plates action less desirable as opposed to wear more.
 
This time I want to use what oil you guys are having success with. The automotive oils have changed and the wear additive for fiber clutch plate wear has been removed.
Using the wrong oil can cost big bucks in the end.
Forgive me we never really had a husqvarna forum before.
Right now we're rebuilding, restoring and plan on running them, I don't like doing things twice when I can ask here upfront and get it right the first time. Plus I don't have a shop full of parts like I once did. I hope to restore enough husqvarnas to put our small group of riders on post vintage bikes. We can do a husky day with maybe dogs and burgers.
That would be a " DAM GOOD RIDE" @ thomaston dam? Meet, ride, eat it doesn't get any better.
 
don't feel bad Bill i cant figure out how to do search ether hell i had to ask a dumb question earlier today ask away that's way were here
 
Briggs and Stratton 30 wt is good as well along with ATF-F, lots of guys here use "tractor fluid" which is some type of hydraulic oil from what I can guess.
 
Bill you keep asking your questions, those who don't want to answer can ignore, least said soonest mended my old mum used to say.
 
Bigbill said:
Forgive me we never really had a husqvarna forum before.
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You didn't need a husqvarna forum when the local dealer was an A rider and had perhaps only one part time employee. Bob Ellis, Valley sunoco/whatever other names I am not sure I would spell right.

This forum got the traffic but others were out there not sure if you count Yahoo groups as forums or not.


Bigbill said:
That would be a " DAM GOOD RIDE" @ thomaston dam? Meet, ride, eat it doesn't get any better.
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I let all of my plates lapse for the bikes in this section. What is plan B if officer friendly is there?
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You can work on figuring out how to do search and I will try and do multi quote.
 
I have tractor hydraulic fluid here for my tractors.


I learned something. I did a search for," transmission oil" and have lots of reading to do.
Thanks.

I'm sure we have a lot of readers who don't post. When I ask I ask for them too.
 
BigBill....I am not sure about the newer models, like yours but in my '71 400 Cr gear box I use "Coastal" (28 oz) 80-90 gear oil Petroleum based (NO synthetic) the kind of stuff you use in an old truck/car.
When I was restoring my bike I asked John at Vintage Husky .. he told me what to use. He also told me NOT to use synthetics.
Now your bike is newer, and maybe synthetics are ok....

here is a Husky café link..

http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/oil-weights.9750/

Just fyi
Mike
 
i put synthetic in mine and aside from a few metal chips (normal) i would change it after a season or two
 
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