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ATF in gear oil (MXA recent issue)
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[QUOTE="TM-Frank, post: 331198, member: 20961"] Wow! I'm certainly glad to ride a TM. So I can use the manufacturers' recommendation (ATF) [i]and[/i] can buy the cheap stuff (ATF)! ;) When I am informed correctly, a gear lubricant is always a compromise because the gear wheels would like a thick oil while the bearings (and the clutch) would prefer thinner oils. Since the gears can stand a lot of brutalizing (shifting without clutch etc.) they seem to be pretty tough anyway and it seems logical to fill in a thinner oil in order to pamper the bearings. But that is only my personal logic. As for ATF in the fork: Currently I'm running ATF in my Marzocchi Magnum 45 instead of the usual 7.5 wt fork oil. I didn't do that because it's cheaper but because Jaybird made me curious ;) Well, anyone who claims to note a difference in fork-performance because of this oil change might also claim to witness appearances of the Holy Virgin. The only thing I have noted is that the fork seems to draw less air with ATF and does not have to be bleeded so often as with fork oil. A friend of mine, who works in Volkswagen's AT testing department told me that ATFs have a lot of additives that help them sealing, because otherwise they could cause some problems in the AT gearboxes. That might be the reason for the lesser pressure-build-up. [/QUOTE]
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