| Author | Message | ||
     2hogs |
Hey All, Browsed the KV and just got worried and confused. I always thought the Buell engines (XB12 in particular) were 'unit' construction? I thought this meant the trans was lubed with the engine oil. But I saw references (KV) to filling the trans, and primary. Is it just the engine and trans share a case, but their lube is separate? Cheers, Joe | ||
| Whodom |
Joe, Yes, the engine and trans share a case but not their lube. I suspect this is a good thing, because you can pick the optimum lubricant for each job rather than having to pick a compromise which works in both. | ||
| Mmelvis |
2hogs that is correct, lube is separated . | ||
| Blake |
Engine oil is one system. Transmission, clutch and primary drive are another. Just two systems total. Nice thing now is that the transmission/clutch/primary system now has a 10,000 miles drain interval. Engine is still 5,000 miles. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Big twins have THREE flavors of juice. Engine, primary, and tranny That's just evil. | ||
| Skyguy |
umm here is a stupid question..... Where is the fill/drain for the Trans fluid? I bought my XB9R used and the owner could not find the manuals. My guess is that it is time to change that fluid!!!1 | ||
| Rageonthedl |
HD has a new oil coming out that will make it Primary, 1K and 20K Tranny 1K and 10K they say if you use this oil in ur motor it will blow in 3min (Message edited by rageonthedl on July 26, 2005) | ||
| Chainsaw |
Where is the fill/drain for the Trans fluid?... Below the derby cover to the right of the kickstand. Fill thru derby cover. Should take about 1 quart. | ||
| 2hogs |
All, Thanks. That clears things up. Hopefully, I'll be wrenching on a XB12X if I like it after a ride. Natexlh1000, Yea 3 separate areas to deal with. I switched to Syn 3 in all of them. Course, I still change them frequently. |
