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[QUOTE="slodad, post: 965659, member: 63393"] Junior just purchased a 1998 YZ250. The previous owner said it would be a good idea to change the transmission oil pretty soon, so right after Junior's first outing we did so. Out of the drain plug came metalflake sludge. The manual specifies 10W/30 grade SE oil for the transmission. Having on hand only Castrol 5W/30 grade SJ and not wanting to make a speed run to Wal*Mart, I figured it would probably work just fine. I got the opportunity to ride the beast the next time he went out and it struck me that the clutch wasn't completely disengaging, and I'm not talking just a little. If the engine wasn't being revved to 5-6,000 rpm it would lurch forward and stall. Neutral was impossible to find with the engine running. Junior said that he didn't recall it behaving so when he first rode it, but it must be noted that Junior tends not to notice those things. The bike came with a Magura hydraulic clutch kit and my first thought was that it wasn't moving the actuator arm sufficiently. Replacing it with the stock lever and cable system almost doubled the amount of travel of the actuator and helped a slight amount. However, it still drags enough to kill the engine when putting it into gear. Any thoughts on the matter? [/QUOTE]
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