Bevel box experiences
I waited to change my bevel box fluids thinking that it had special break-in oils.
As it got noisier I went to make the change and was blown away when nothing came out at first, followed by a slow drip of black goo.
I flushed it out ten times trying to get the goo out and filled it with Redline Shockproof gear oil, SAE 75W250, that flows like 75W90 and it has brought new life to the box. It's cut down the noise dramatically and has save the box from going right into the junk pile. I'm changing the (pink) gear oil now every 300 miles to continue to clean out the goo but I also think the internals make a lot of gear friction/wear as it's never pink colored for long. It seems the more I change the oil the more quiet it gets. This pink oil is very thick and slow going down the funnel but you can't miss when it's full smile
The fastest way to change the BB oil is to drive the rear wheel up an a 2"x4" wood plank. now I can get to the bottom 24mm drain plug along with getting a catch can underneath to catch the old oil. Take out the rear boot tray. I use a funnel with a rubber hose to snake down from the rear boot with a small adapter to make the larger hose size smaller to fit into the upper fill hole just above the drain plug.
Two man job with one holding the hose in the hole and the other above filling the funnel. Got it down to 15 minutes now.
http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=44&pcid=4Redline also make motorcycle oil in 20W50 and 20W60 for super hot environments
http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=111&pcid=21Cheers
