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RE: gear lube

To: "Gary Fluke" <res0s0t7@verizon.net>, "TR6 list"
Subject: RE: gear lube
From: "Stephen Hanselman" <tr6@kc4sw.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 07:00:30 -0700
Gary,

>From my reading on the list if it even thinks about supporting GL-5 do NOT
use it.  NAPA has some Sta-Lube gear oil that supports GL-4 only (also a
real neat little pump that goes with the gallon bottle).

I'll get the part number for the oil if you want.

Steve
tr6@kc4sw.com

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Gary Fluke
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 10:56 PM
To: TR6 list
Subject: gear lube


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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