Gear Oil fill
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- PeteH
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Gear Oil fill
I did a quick crankcase and gear oil change last night. This 100cc/ml syringe from Amazon really speeded up the job, and let me get a good 90ml of new gear oil into the hub, easy as can be.:
Scares me a little how (a) nowhere near 90ml came out when I drained it, and (b) how much smoother my rear wheel rotates now.
Scares me a little how (a) nowhere near 90ml came out when I drained it, and (b) how much smoother my rear wheel rotates now.
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Beauty supply stores are also a good source for them.
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I checked in a medical supply store, but they were out of stock on the large ones. So it was more expensive than a cheapo disposable, but less than a specialized gear-oil-dispenser. Didn't think about a beauty supply store (it's a Y-chromosome thing, I guess )
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Ahhh in the world of scotering you need to think outside realm of normal. I have been known to run into a drugstore and buy a baby bottle to measure 2T oil when I forgot a mixing cup!
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- az_slynch
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I just keep my autolube tank topped off. None of that mixing cup bollocks required.BuddyRaton wrote:Ahhh in the world of scotering you need to think outside realm of normal. I have been known to run into a drugstore and buy a baby bottle to measure 2T oil when I forgot a mixing cup!
I have one of these little buggers for gearbox oil. Works pretty well if you have restricted access to an oiling hole.
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Walmart carries a product called "The Mix Mizer" Same thing. Short money & great for gear oil jobs. It was kind of near the Automotive Dept.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/FloTool-Gas-a ... r/16889145
http://www.walmart.com/ip/FloTool-Gas-a ... r/16889145
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az_slynch wrote:I just keep my autolube tank topped off. None of that mixing cup bollocks required.BuddyRaton wrote:Ahhh in the world of scotering you need to think outside realm of normal. I have been known to run into a drugstore and buy a baby bottle to measure 2T oil when I forgot a mixing cup!
Oil Injectors Are for Chumps!
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I have plenty of premix mopeds. Fortunately, the mix cup is fitted to the bottom of the gas cap. That's convenience right there, bubba!BuddyRaton wrote:az_slynch wrote: I just keep my autolube tank topped off. None of that mixing cup bollocks required.
Oil Injectors Are for Chumps!
Tampa 2 stroke actually had that made into a bumper sticker....it cracked me up....of course I bought one!
As for being a chump, phbbt! I just dump a quart of Motul in and hit the road. I can get in and out of gas stations quicker than you bozos who are busy playing mixologist.
At what point does a hobby become an addiction? I'm uncertain, but after the twelfth scooter, it sorta feels like the latter...
Seriously...I've lost count...
Seven mopeds ...that's still manageable...
Seriously...I've lost count...
Seven mopeds ...that's still manageable...