[TR] TR3 gearbox oil leak

Jeff Scarbrough fishplate at gmail.com
Tue Dec 1 18:49:39 MST 2015


On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 7:38 PM, Greg Lemon <glemon at neb.rr.com> wrote:
> The testing done by the guy whose name I can't recall at Quantum mechanics
> seemed to indicate that EP could lead to pressure that was too high, and
> possible failure.  On the other hand people ran it for years when it was
> recommended, and the gearboxes and overdrives seemed to have survived at a
> pretty good rate.

John Esposito (the guy you are thinking of) sent my rebuilt overdrive
with a note that said using anything other than 30 weight
non-detergent oil in the gearbox would void the warranty.  That's a
good enough reason for me to use it.

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.


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