V vaporbiz Member Joined May 29, 2008 Messages 13 Jul 10, 2008 #2 Ok what do you fill the chain case with? I have asked around and I have gotten everything from gear lube to hydrostatic fluid.
Ok what do you fill the chain case with? I have asked around and I have gotten everything from gear lube to hydrostatic fluid.
P pondfishr Well-known member Joined Oct 11, 2005 Messages 216 Jul 10, 2008 #3 15w/40 motor oil or something similar. The Chain Case offers lubrication for the drive chains only.
T Tazza Moderator Staff member Joined Dec 7, 2004 Messages 16,864 Jul 10, 2008 #4 pondfishr said: 15w/40 motor oil or something similar. The Chain Case offers lubrication for the drive chains only. Click to expand... Yep, motor oil! Gear oil isn't required as the bearings, chains and sprockets only rotate at low speeds, special lubrication isn't an issue.
pondfishr said: 15w/40 motor oil or something similar. The Chain Case offers lubrication for the drive chains only. Click to expand... Yep, motor oil! Gear oil isn't required as the bearings, chains and sprockets only rotate at low speeds, special lubrication isn't an issue.
