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[Jonesy]

HI AMERICAN COUSIN,IVE OWNED MY 08 BULLET FROM NEW AND I USE 80/90 GEARBOX OIL,IT HAS THE INDIAN MADE BEARINGS.IT HAS COVERD OVER 23000 MILES AND IT IS 100% OIL TIGHT.YOU WILL ALSO FIND THAT YOU HAVE A MUCH SMOOTHER GEAR CHANGE

[Norm]

Jonesy you are talking about a completely different gearbox, 5 speeds were built to take oil

[Jonesy]

HI' NORM MY GEAR BOX IS A STANDARD ALBION UNIT.IT HAS NOT DROPPED A DROP.

[Norm]

Jonesy, 08 with a 4 speed must have been the last of them, so do you know when the factory started putting oil in them instead of grease.I assume it is a left shift 4 speed?

[simon]

I've got straight 50 in my 92 four speed box and it shows no signs of leakage, which reminds me it might be time to check it!

[Phil Ashbrook]

I have a classic 4 speed with new bearings ( inc bronze lay shaft bearings and scrolled floating inner steel bush ), oil seals and felts and the pathetic gear change shaft O ring, all filled up with pure 00 grease mixed with engine oil at 20% no leaks after some epoxy glue ( blob ) over the selector pin bush screw at the back of the gearbox ..it weeps not .

[simon]

Well pride as they say comets before a fall and so I have to admit that my bragging about no oil leak was because my gearbox was pretty much empty! Topped it up this arvo along with a change of carb slide to a number 3 to see if that will defeat my flat spot.