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Buelltroll
Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 08:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

What does it mean again when you can smell gear oil when the bike is hot?
I know its nothing good...
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Black_sunshine
Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 09:14 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Possibly the stator. Pretty common on the '03s.
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Spatten1
Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 02:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

When I ran gear oil in the tranny it stank all the time from the vent. Now I run motor oil and don't smell anything.
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Buellman39
Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 02:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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Perry
Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 02:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Could be caused by too much Taco-Bell food.

Try adding a little Beano when you refuel to avoid gassing up.
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Davo
Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 04:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Check and make sure the tranny breather tube has not burned through at the rear header pipe.
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Buellfirebolt31
Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 09:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

You will definately smell the stator. It stinks horribly.
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M1combat
Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 10:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

If it smells like burnt gear oil (and you're running gear oil...) it could very well be the stator. It's not common on any '03 bikes unless they are running a gear oil with charged sulpher as far as I know.

It's not "that" difficult to replace the stator but of course it's easier to not need to : ). The smell is un-mistakeable. If you use gear oil then you know what it smells like. Especially when you drain it. If it a smell a bit worse than that and you typically smell it just after you turn the bike off it very well could be the stator going bad. It's not a design flaw, it's an issue with using the wrong oil. I've been bitten by it myself.

Be sure you have a length of metal like the manual mentions. It makes getting the primary sprocket off a LOT easier.

Remember that the new torque spec for that sprocket is very high as well.
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M1combat
Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 10:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

How many miles have you been using gear oil BTW? Most go after about 20K from what I can tell.
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Buelltroll
Posted on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 12:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

From 18 miles(that the bike had when I bought it) to the 13kish I have on it now.
I didn't know I could run regular oil in the tranny.I think that you people are right on all counts,I think it IS the stator going and I think it IS because of the type of oil.
Last time I changed fluids I refilled with royal purple 20/50 again but the store was out of royal purple gear oil so I said eh I'll go with the mobile1.
And I kind of recall seeing something about that being the oil thats eating parts.
Damnit there's probably another cpl hundred added to the DESPERATLY needed 10k service that has a starting price of 650$.

(Message edited by buelltroll on November 08, 2006)
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Spatten1
Posted on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 12:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I've been running mobile one motor oil, 15-50 in the tranny.

Is that a problem too?
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 12:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yep. Stop it.
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Brucelee
Posted on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 09:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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"I've been running mobile one motor oil, 15-50 in the tranny.

Is that a problem too?"

Yes, it appears that this oil is no longer a "real" synthetic oil as it was in previous formulations.

If you want true syn, you need to go to Red Line, Royal Purple, Motul and the like.
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Jiffy
Posted on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 02:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I believe it could be the oil too. But I tried to get a poll going of those that used different oils and if they had stators go bad. No conclusive evidence....at all.
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