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Re: gear lube

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Subject: Re: gear lube
From: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 09:44:29 -0400
The problem is this stuff is generally available in 5 gallon buckets (and 55
gallon drums). TRF has it by the quart and that is where I get mine.

Peter
'68TR250 (want to ride, will the rain ever stop?)




on 6/4/03 1:55 AM, Gary Fluke at res0s0t7@verizon.net wrote:

> Listers,
> 
> My TR6 owner's manual says to use GL4 gear lube in the dif and trans.  I
> recall a conversation on the list about gear lube and that GL5 is corrosive to
> the copper alloy parts in the transmission.  After shopping a bit locally, so
> far what looks to be the best I can find is a NAPA product that says it
> "services GL3, GL4 and GL5 requirements".  I want to take no chances on this
> item so I haven't bought anything yet.  I wonder if one can even find a gear
> lube that is formulated only to GL4 specs.  Does anyone have a recommendation
> they can make regarding a suitable product I can most likely get locally?
> 
> 
> Gary
> '73

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