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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: hughes on April 11, 2006, 07:47:07 AM

Title: Question about what I found in my gear box oil
Post by: hughes on April 11, 2006, 07:47:07 AM

Hey guy's,

I have three rides on my engine after the complete rebuild. I have changed the oil twice already. I have found metal debri in the oil. I installed new clutch kit with steel plates. I was using alumn. plates before. Is this debri coming from the steel plates? The gear box shifts fine and there was not really any wear on the trans gears. I know some of ya'll are using the magent drain plugs and are ya'll catching any debri on it? I guess if I order a magnet drain my issue would be resolved. What ya'll think

Title: Re: Question about what I found in my gear box oil
Post by: Spider on April 11, 2006, 11:56:15 AM

Hughes small particles more like a paste than anything else just wear. Shards or particles as large as sand is no good.

Title: Re: Question about what I found in my gear box oil
Post by: hughes on April 11, 2006, 01:57:54 PM

What I found was small small flakes of metal. At this point am unsure if it was steel or alumn. I'll investigate later.

Title: Re: Question about what I found in my gear box oil
Post by: Spider on April 11, 2006, 03:18:19 PM

That may not be bad, if they were small, flat, and shiny it could be plating from bearing or other hard parts. I had a similar experence with a new rearend put in a heavy truck. After a breakin oil change I didn't get any more. I swear by magnetic plugs!!

Edit: After reading the top I may be comparing apples to oranges.  :|  Maybe change the oil and check the mag during the next ride--but I'm sure you already knew that.  :roll:

Edit#2 If it stuck to the magnet its not aluminum

Good luck
Dale

Title: Re: Question about what I found in my gear box oil
Post by: John on April 12, 2006, 02:52:45 AM

Could it be shards from the clutch basket when your new steel clutch plates are wearing in..?

Title: Re: Question about what I found in my gear box oil
Post by: hughes on April 12, 2006, 03:09:38 AM

Good info guys. I will know more this weekend. Thanks

Title: Re: Question about what I found in my gear box oil
Post by: gowen on April 12, 2006, 04:02:42 AM

My guess is on the steel plates, my oil tends to be a little grey at first after some fresh steel plates..