Larry:
I disagree with you about synthetic gear oil in O/D transmisions. I have
been using Redline MTL and MT90 in these with no problems. A long talk with
Dave at REdline confirmed that it will give no problems.
And it works great.
Cheers:
Skip...........At 09:22 AM 3/19/98 -0700, Larry Hoy wrote:
>At 10:43 AM 3/19/98 -0500, Christopher Delling wrote:
>>.............. I intend to drain the gearbox and overdrive, and refill
>with motor oil. I have one vote for 20W50, and >one for 30 weight. What
>do you recommend? ..................
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>Chris as long as it is motor oil I don't think it makes much difference. I
>would recommend that you use whatever you typically put in the engine. It
>makes life simpler.
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>One caution, the OD has an internal clutch. I have heard that the
>synthetic oils are too slippery for the clutch to operate properly. Just
>stick to "regular" old motor oil. How about Castrol 20W50.
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>Larry Hoy
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