Guest Dragon Snoot Posted March 19, 2008 Share #1 Posted March 19, 2008 Ok here it is, I bought an '83 venture royale late last summer rode it a few times before I had to put it up for the winter. Now that summer is almost here again I decided to change all the fluids. My question is how do I know how much "final gear" oil to use? Read in here somewhere that in the toolkit (mine is long gone) there was a device for just this sorta thing. Like I stated mine is long long gone. So do I just fill it up or ........ Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctraylor Posted March 19, 2008 Share #2 Posted March 19, 2008 I am here holding my tool to measure the level and it measures 1 inch from the top of the housing to the level of the oil. If you take a small piece of wood and make a mark one inch from the bottom stick it down into the housing it should just touch the oil. Oil should be one inch from the plug opening. On my 86 it was changed and the plug is lower and you just fill it until it runs out but I still have the tool set that I had with my 83 Venture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted March 19, 2008 Share #3 Posted March 19, 2008 I am here holding my tool to measure the level and it measures 1 inch from the top of the housing to the level of the oil. If you take a small piece of wood and make a mark one inch from the bottom stick it down into the housing it should just touch the oil. Oil should be one inch from the plug opening. On my 86 it was changed and the plug is lower and you just fill it until it runs out but I still have the tool set that I had with my 83 Venture. well, I was going to make a comment here but didn't want to step over the "PG" rating.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrood Posted March 19, 2008 Share #4 Posted March 19, 2008 Sometimes it's JUST NOT FAIR... A guy sets himself up better than George Burns... and Gracie (and we) has to be quiet... It's just not fair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeS Posted March 19, 2008 Share #5 Posted March 19, 2008 I would just Fill it, till it runs out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Posted March 20, 2008 Share #6 Posted March 20, 2008 Ok here it is, I bought an '83 venture royale late last summer rode it a few times before I had to put it up for the winter. Now that summer is almost here again I decided to change all the fluids. My question is how do I know how much "final gear" oil to use? Read in here somewhere that in the toolkit (mine is long gone) there was a device for just this sorta thing. Like I stated mine is long long gone. So do I just fill it up or ........ Thanks in advance. You can do a measured pour (300ML if I remember correctly), or fill it to the bottom of the threads on your filler opening. I say this level, because that is where the level was, after my measured pour on mine, last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted March 20, 2008 Share #7 Posted March 20, 2008 I would just Fill it, till it runs out. Bingo...we have a winner, that exactly what I do, fill it till it just seeps out and put the plug back in. It's not going to hurt a thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctraylor Posted March 20, 2008 Share #8 Posted March 20, 2008 Man!!!! you guys are cold....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradT Posted March 20, 2008 Share #9 Posted March 20, 2008 Man!!!! you guys are cold....... Only because there is still 3 ft of snow on the ground. BRad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipshot Posted March 20, 2008 Share #10 Posted March 20, 2008 HEY curt! i thought it, but never said a word! some of us , have more "couth", than others! lol but then what else you expect from a house full of "low-life bikers"???????? LOL just jt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterGuns Posted March 20, 2008 Share #11 Posted March 20, 2008 Ok here it is, I bought an '83 venture royale late last summer rode it a few times before I had to put it up for the winter. Now that summer is almost here again I decided to change all the fluids. My question is how do I know how much "final gear" oil to use? Read in here somewhere that in the toolkit (mine is long gone) there was a device for just this sorta thing. Like I stated mine is long long gone. So do I just fill it up or ........ Thanks in advance. Hey Dragon Snoot, If you send me a PM, I'll just mail you the stock tool designed for this purpose; used but so what. How's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpudoc Posted March 20, 2008 Share #12 Posted March 20, 2008 What oil do you all recomend for the final drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted March 20, 2008 Share #13 Posted March 20, 2008 I don't think it's that important but I use Mobil 1 synthetic. 75W-90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tessa c2 Posted March 20, 2008 Share #14 Posted March 20, 2008 yes same here i like my synthetics, and since there is just gears in there, just a good heavey weight, the important thing is the frequency that you change it, if you just got the scooter, drain the old out, and look for metal fillings if you don't see anything it is good, leave it drain overnight and put new in in the morning and run it for a couple of weeks and drop it out again and check what is in there, and refill. it is only 3oo mls wich isn't much and it givies you a an idea what is happening in there, oil is cheep compared to a rear end:rotf: pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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