Thread: Help with 1982 Classic

Brake fluid. I suggest you check all the parts of the brake system (and clutch system) for leaks, then bleed the systems with fresh fluid unto it all runs clear and free of bubbles. NB front brakes have two bleed nipples IMO.

NB front brakes have two bleed nipples IMO.

Which should both be bled at the same time.
Regards Philip A

2/ check/smell the oil in the main gearbox, someone may have put gear oil in it.
it should have auto tranny fluid in it.

ATF - even though it is a manual?

yep, Dextron 3 from memory. & in the t/c too.

but probably Castrol syntrans would be the go nowadays .

Anyway stick your finger in the hole & if it stinks like gear oil I'd dump it & fill it with ATF rather than spend $30 a liter on syntrans and hopefully it will shift like it is supposed to.

i assume its a 4 speed? which is a lt95, renound for not being to user friendly... ie noisey, not to easy getting into gear. but on the upside their a very strong box. re the atf? i was 99% sure its 20w50 engine oil used in the lt95? never heard of anyone useing atf in there. go to castrol.com and have a look at their lube guid, i dont have time at the moment, i am sure its 20w50 engine oil though? correct me if im wrong.


cheers, andy

I'm pretty sure an 82 is a 4 speed LT95.
If so you put engine oil in it and the transfer case.
Or someone will recommend a light gear oil.
Regards Philip A

Brakes: After you go thru the basics ( as mentioned before) and the brakes are still acting up, here's something I can up against when I owned an 82.

The front discs each have two circuits and two flexible hoses. I had one of those hoses disintegrate from the inside and clog up. Similar pedal. You should be able to tell the rough age of the flexible hoses by the condition of the spring wire sheath. In any case, a set of front hoses and the single rear brake hose, plus a set of caliper piston o-rings ( roughly $10 per wheel ) and a clean up of the calipers themselves is a probably a good idea anyway.