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According to the Clymers it is calling for GL4 but I couldnt seem to find any of that. Everything I saw was GL5. What should I run in my middle and final drive?
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'79 XS11 Special
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80/90 weight FULL SYNTHETIC hypoid gear oil would be prefered. Any auto parts store will have it. You can use synthetic in the gears, but a lot of people have problems with their clutches slipping if they use it in their motors. Some don't though?
TodTry your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
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Thanks for the response!'79 XS11 Special
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Before you drain your middle drive (If you haven't already) make sure you can remove that filler plug.
TodTry your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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Yeah it comes out. I had it out to check the level before I rode it home the first time.'79 XS11 Special
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FWIW, GL-5 is the modern iteration of GL-4. Its just a specification really and the oil has to meet that spec in terms of performance criteria. GL-5 is higher spec than GL-4.Ich habe dich nicht gefragt.Comment
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There was at one time a consideration about GL-5 vs GL-4, in that early GL-5 oils had a reputation for attacking brass, bronze and aluminum due to corrosive effects of the EP (Extended Protection) additives. This has been pretty much addressed over the years though, from what I understand.
I wouldn't use an old can of GL-5 that has been in my garage for several years in my middle drive, personally.Guy
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Sooooo... skip the discount GL-5 oil that needs a can opener to open it with?Originally posted by Guy_b_g View Post
'79 XS11 F
Stock except K&N
'79 XS11 SF
Stock, no title.
'84 Chevy K-10 "Big Blue"
GM 350, Muncie SM465, NP208, GM 10 Bolt with 3.42gears turnin 31x10.5 Baja Claws
"What they do have is an implacable, unrelenting presence and movement that bespeaks massive power lurking behind paint and chrome. They don't wail like a screeching ninja, the don't rumble like a harley. They just growl like a spactic, stressed out badger waiting to rip your face off and eat your soul." Trainzz~RIP~Comment
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2H7 (79) owned since '89
3H3 owned since '06
"If it ain't broke, modify it"
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Ah those were the days.Originally posted by bikerphil View Post
Maxim Phil1981 XS1100 H Venturer ( Addie)
1983 XJ 650 Maxim
2004 Kawasaki Concours. ( Black Bear)Comment
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Hey Phil, yes they were. I just recently went hunting around in my buddy's old service station in Georgia for old full cans of oil from waaaay back, no luck tho.
2H7 (79) owned since '89
3H3 owned since '06
"If it ain't broke, modify it"
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I do recall when you needed a can opener to open up the oil. When it was really a CAN of oil. Of course those were the days you could pick up old beer cans along the road and make a tennis ball cannon out of them. Try it now and the can explodes and the ball goes no where.Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection
Previously owned
93 GSX600F
80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
81 XS1100 Special
81 CB750 C
80 CB750 C
78 XS750Comment
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Campbells soup cans are still perfect...Of course those were the days you could pick up old beer cans along the road and make a tennis ball cannon out of them.
TodTry your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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