[Fot] Reline Heavy Shockproof Gear OIl All Sythetic

Scott Janzen sjanzen at me.com
Wed Apr 15 15:47:50 MDT 2020


Ok, mine are all welded anyway.

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> On Apr 15, 2020, at 5:29 PM, Bob Kramer <rkramer56 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Depends on the diff. The spider gears have bronze cup washers on a stock diff.   The Detroit Locket has some bronze rings.
> 
> Bob Kramer
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 4:22 PM Scott Janzen via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>> Where is there yellow metal/ brass alloy in these diffs?
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> > On Apr 15, 2020, at 5:15 PM, Randall via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>> > 
>> > You should probably check with Redline; but my understanding is that they do
>> > not use the sulfur/phosphorous additive that can damage yellow metal.
>> > 
>> > According to the white paper at
>> > https://www.redlineoil.com/Content/files/tech/Gear%20Oil%20Tech%20Info.pdf
>> > 
>> > "The extreme pressure chemistry used in many gear oils
>> > can be corrosive to brass and bronze used in synchronizers
>> > and bushings. Most gear oils are corrosive at
>> > temperatures of 200°F. Red Line Gear Oils are non-corrosive
>> > up to 300°F and the MTL® in excess of 375°F. A
>> > corrosive gear oil can shorten synchronizer life by half
>> > and can also contribute to rust problems."
>> > 
>> > I don't have a link handy, but I was reading a research paper just the other
>> > day (published in SAE Transactions) about a "dispersed solid borate"
>> > additive that reportedly gave greatly reduced wear in big truck rear axles.
>> > One of the other Redline documents on their website mentions "solid
>> > microscopic particles", which could be the same thing (or not, just a WAG).
>> > 
>> > -- Randall 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > ckproof Gear OIl All Sythetic
>> >> 
>> >> https://www.biesheuvel.nl/product/58204-75w250-heavy-shockproo
>> > f-gear-oil
>> >> In general GL5 has a higher sulfur content than GL4 has, but 
>> >> surely GL4 does contain sulfur. 
>> > 
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