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guy in this thread says to change chaincase oil out after first 150 miles. any truth to that? i have no intention a swapping in a steel gear. just want it to last this season and next, i will belt drive it after that.
http://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=364798

 

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Yes, after the first 150 miles and then watch the color like a hawk if you are running the aluminum gear. They are not the best option.

 

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I pulled mine at about 300mi. If I'd known just how much that Aluminum gear disintegrates and sludges up the fluid, I'd have done it earlier. That stuff was nasty.

 

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thank you. the sythetic im guessing is what i want?
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Ill do this when i put my can on next week. the wife will think im nuts, always working on my brand new sled:face-icon-small-con:face-icon-small-hap

 

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On my 14 I let mine go til about 300 miles as well. like kid woo said, it was some nasty silvery goo comin out of there. I swapped to a hyvo setup and just put atf in there, been good since

 

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drained

so googled it a bit before doing this and the complaint was no drain plug. was getting ready to pull the cover/oil tank assembly and thought id start with the bigger looking bolt at the bottom, and to my surprise its a drain plug!
not sure when they started that, this is a 17 mountain cat.
oil does have aluminum swirls in it but not too sludgy. 140 miles is all so far.
i might tip sled a little to make sure its all out but im not pulling the cover on this, warranty can do that if i have any troubles. :face-icon-small-hap

 

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Vern said:

On my 14 I let mine go til about 300 miles as well. like kid woo said, it was some nasty silvery goo comin out of there. I swapped to a hyvo setup and just put atf in there, been good since

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Atf is too light an oil imo

 

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pinko said:

Atf is too light an oil imo

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Don't want thick oil when leaving the truck at -15° F or colder on a regular basis

 

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Vern said:

Don't want thick oil when leaving the truck at -15° F or colder on a regular basis

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That's a non issue. Atf is thin enough when hot it will leak through the bearings.

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pinko said:

That's a non issue. Atf is thin enough when hot it will leak through the bearings.

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I thought the point was to get the lube to go through the bearings

 

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i used cat sythetic for warranty reasons but in all my other sleds i came to conclusion after reading plenty of dead horse beatings that it doesnt really matter what you put in there. i usually use motor oil. synthetic might be best with the aluminum bottom gear.

 

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Ya, it's all personal preference just like any other oil discussion

 

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Vern said:

I thought the point was to get the lube to go through the bearings

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Sorry I worded that wrong. It will leak right through the seal on your track shaft.

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Sorry I worded that wrong. It will leak right through the seal on your track shaft.

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I got thousands of miles of experience that says otherwise. I'm not telling or trying to convince anyone to run atf. run whatever your heart desires

 

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I got thousands of miles of experience that says otherwise. I'm not telling or trying to convince anyone to run atf. run whatever your heart desires

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Just trying to prevent anyone having issues from losing the oil out of their chaincase due to this. I've seen it a few times where atf is too thin to use in the chaincase, mine included. I'm glad you haven't had issues but trust me it can and does happen

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'15 m8 chaincase gears

I'm heading out west at the end of the month. I have a '15 m8 and was wondering if the gears in this model year are aluminum as well. I haven't looked at my chain case oil yet, but I plan on changing it before I go. Sled has less than 500 miles on it as I haven't had a chance to ride much since I bought it. Thanks, Dave