RE: gear lube and tires

From: Anthony Robinson (anthonyr(at)aqua.civag.unimelb.EDU.AU)
Date: Thu Nov 28 1996 - 18:43:06 CST


Rich wrote:

> I ran 90w Hypo Gear oil in both the rear end and the all synchro 4
>speed here in Seattle. Durring the winter, I just had to let it idle a
>bit to warm up the oil in the tranny when it was real cold, like 15-20
>degrees F. Tranny was very smooth and quiet, as was the rear end.
>
>Rich

I don't know much about this myself but if you check the mail digest you
will find out why you shouldn't use Hypo gear oil in the gear box.
Apparently it attacks the brass synchro rings or something. Anyway check it
out.

Anthony.



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