stushine Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 can ATF be used in the sherco 290 2007? does it have to be a certain rating? ive tried a couple of different oils, the lastest being PJ1 light gear oil but still tend to find the plates stick when the bikes been stood a few hours.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 (edited) can ATF be used in the sherco 290 2007?does it have to be a certain rating? ive tried a couple of different oils, the lastest being PJ1 light gear oil but still tend to find the plates stick when the bikes been stood a few hours.. You may use ATF, I use the Merc synthetic currently. Makes a bit quicker clutch than the thicker oil. Personal pref here. Neo reports excellent results using the "Nulon" motor oil, if you can search for that. Otherwise , best I can tell, the fresher it is, the less prone it is to sticking the plates due to the surface tension of the oil. Edited June 24, 2010 by copemech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stushine Posted June 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 You may use ATF, I use the Merc synthetic currently. Makes a bit quicker clutch than the thicker oil. Personal pref here.Neo reports excellent results using the "Nulon" motor oil, if you can search for that. Otherwise , best I can tell, the fresher it is, the less prone it is to sticking the plates due to the surface tension of the oil. can i use any ATF? what about MTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 can i use any ATF? what about MTF? Personally , I would not use just any ATF, if you just want the inexpensive stuff, go with the Dextron 3 or 4 or whatever it is now. I would shy away from MTF designed for cars. Much of this is just too thick. Just as well to go with a good quality 10-40 motor oil best I can figure. The MTF designed for bikes is fine, as they mostly all deal with the wet clutch thing with no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stushine Posted June 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 so ATF that you would use in a car is ok? just abit warey incase i nack up the clutch or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted June 26, 2010 Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 so ATF that you would use in a car is ok?just abit warey incase i nack up the clutch or something Yes, ATF for a car is ok(really do not know what other sort of ATF exhists), although being a thinner fluid, it will likely make the clutch a bit mor grabby/quicker, yet some may prefer that for quick pops and such. For your average rider, I might not recommend the ATF, even though many Beta and Gasser riders use it, in a Sherco the 10-40 or regular motorcycle lite gear oil seems to give a smoother clutch apply. I have experimented a bit over the years, but tend to stick with the synthetic high quality ATF or motor oils, not just run of mill junk for cheapness.. I must run the lighter atf in my current setup of light clutch(-2 springs) but it works and does not stick after sitting. Done the Dan Williams mods(Beta threads) and this helps too. All your choice really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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