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I found the caps for the front and rear trans. It requires an allen wrench. I have all kinds of Allen wrenches but not one that size. Can anyone help with the size?
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79 XS1100F
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8mm
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Greg
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Hi Virstens,Originally posted by virstens View Post
Make sure you have the filler hole opened before you open the drain hole and loose all the oil
with no hole to refill 
Be sure to use METRIC Allen wrench as you need the proper fit to not strip it.
Soak with PBBlaster or even WD40 to help loosen the threads. They can be real bastards to get out especially if the bike has sat for a long time.
If choosing synthetic apparently you need 80/140 for Dino oil 80/90 as the manual says.
Phil1981 XS1100 H Venturer ( Addie)
1983 XJ 650 Maxim
2004 Kawasaki Concours. ( Black Bear)Comment
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aaaah. metric. Did not know they had metric Allen wrenches. I was looking at a YouTube video and this guy used Walmart super tech 80-90 gl5. what is Dino oil ? 80-90 seems to be in most stores but I had a hard time finding 20-50 for the engine. Ended up at K mart.79 XS1100F
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Hi virstens,Originally posted by virstens View Post
Dino refers to the dinosaurs. some people suggest their bones are what mineral oil is made from. The crude stuff
Yes 20/50 is getting more difficult to find.
Phil1981 XS1100 H Venturer ( Addie)
1983 XJ 650 Maxim
2004 Kawasaki Concours. ( Black Bear)Comment
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Yep, metric allen "Hex head" wrenches for our metric bike!
The hard tool to find is the metric channel locks!
JJ.
Dino is natural crude, recommended for the engine proper, but it's perfectly okay to use SYNTHETIC for the middle and final drives gear lube oil.
Also, make sure the 20/50 you found does NOT have any friction modifiers, the upper half of the SAE circle should be blank.
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The size of the fill bolts on the middle and final drive units is a 6MM allen wrench. It is ok to use synthetic gear lube if you wish.2H7 (79)
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Yup, your right Phil. Sorry my bad. That's what I get for trying to work from memory. 
Greg
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that's just too funny....I remember my first day in machine shop...they sent me to get a metric channel locks from one guy...that wasn't funny then..it is now thou
Nick
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The 20-50 casterol gtx that I found has "API SN" in the top half of the circle. I drove al over to find this oil. I hope this will work?79 XS1100F
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Hey Virstens,
Sorry, my bad, the Castrol GTX you found is good stuff, the energy conserving phrase is in the LOWER half of the API seal! That darn CRS gets me sometimes!
T.C.T. C. Gresham
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The one on the left is correct......
The one on the right is not.Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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Originally posted by mikubuilder View Postthat's just too funny....I remember my first day in machine shop...they sent me to get a metric channel locks from one guy...that wasn't funny then..it is now thou
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The allen socket in the head of the filler plugs are notorious for rounding off making removal a bitch. When you put the filler plugs back in here is a little tip that will make them much easier to get off next time. At an auto parts store buy some of the large size copper washers for banjo bolts used on brake systems. They are the right size and will seal the cap off with just a snug.Mike Giroir
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