Posted by Richard Kurtz,FSSNOC#4368 (weatherbyguy) on April 27, 2003 at 04:13:19:
In Reply to: Transmission Fluid -Check or Change posted by Chuck (Ohio) on March 26, 2003 at 00:58:13:
Chuck - this is the reason frequent oil changes are more important in a cycle than in a car. As the gears turn they grind the iol between them. Oil chemists refer to this as shear, which greatly breaks down oil. Synthetics seem to handle shear better than regular oil over the long term.