250-500cc WR 250 transmission oil

Ford ATF. Very little clutch drag , better shifting. Just keep an eye on the oil level, it seems to disappear

didnt even know penrite made full syn 2T until you mentioned it mate, had a geez on their site & im gonna suss out a price off em for it! go the aussie gear! ill let you know.

I use Ford ATF in my RM250 with a Revloc, since I work at a Ford Dealer Ship its FREE!.. It seems to work fine, just need to change it after every ride. In my WR300 I use 15-40w diesel oil. I have a Rekluse in it, I did notice that the trans would hit nuetral every so often when I was in 1st, about 4 times last outing. I called Rekluse tech line and they said the 15-40 oil was good to use and would not cause a transmission issue. Maybe shifter location since I raised it.

You may want to check you shift drum bolt. Mine was hitting neutral and it was completely loose, tightened it up and no problems since.

I had the same problem last ride. How do you check this? Pull the clutch basket?

Yeah, pull the clutch basket, side cover, shifter shaft and it's the little allen head bolt type fastener in the center. I removed the hold down/shifter dog and cleaned everything with brake cleaner and loctited everything when I reinstalled everything.

Thank you, this confirms what I seen in the manual.

454x did you get a chance to check out the little allen bolt? I'm going to check mine out this weekend and I'm looking for a little more info on this little allen bolt. Does this bolt hold the "click" in place as per table 10 of the manual and #21 in the parts list? Does the shifter come out with no surprises? Looking for some direction on this one.

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I have not had a chance to take it about yet.I was looking at it last night and it looks like the water pump also has to come off. Hopefully it won't be to difficult.

I came across this post in TT, check it out, http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/71...pping out of gear__fromsearch__1#entry9550105

Good stuff, thank you very much. Does any know if you can leave all the water pump stuff intact while doing the repair?

Yes, just drain the coolant and remove the left side cover as a whole. Very simple.

I know the clutch cover gasket is re-useable but how about the L/H engine cover and I believe the power valve has to come off as well correct?

My PV cover tore, I used a very thin dab of high temp silicone to repair it. Side cover was fine, shifter comes out with no issues.

Thank you

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Just be careful when you pull the shifter dogs out of the shift star, they will fall and could possibly go down in the motor. I used a impact to remove the clutch basket nut, but have also used a dead blow hammer to remove it. I have pulled mine apart once after the initial tightening to double check everything and it was solid, so it appears to be a once and done procedure.

My allen was finger tight. Took everything apart to and put back together but now only have 1st and nuetral. What did I do wrong. I did notice a DOT on the shift star but did'nt see it when I took the dogs out.Help.....

Going to pull mine apart tonight, now I'm alittle nervous...

I use the cheapest ATF i can get. Change it 3 or soo times a year, never had a problem in any of my 2 strokes with clutch drag or slip because of the oil.

Started using ATF when i seen that my TM manual called for it.

Don't be nervous, I bought my bike second hand and am finding a bunch of stuff f'd up with it. The P O didn't even use a clutch side case gasket just silicon.