RE: RE: gear lube and tires

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        You know...I just don't buy that, and I have heard that before. Why
would anyone WANT sulfuric acid in the oil of any mechanical device? I
certainly can't think of any. And this is the very stuff (90w Hypoid
gear oil) that is required for many transmissions, rear ends, gear
reducers, PTO's, and all sorts of machinery all over the world. Is
there anything in the known service bulletins about this?

Rich

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>From: Jarrid Gross[SMTP:GROSS(at)unit.com]
>Sent: Monday, December 02, 1996 4:07 PM
>To: 'alpine clan'; Jay Laifman
>Subject: Re: RE: gear lube and tires
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>Jay Laifman wrote,
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>>I understand that 30 wt engine oil is approximately the same as 90 wt
>>gear oil.
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>>Jay Laifman
>>Pircher, Nichols & Meeks
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>More like 80wt, but the important distinction is that sulfer additives are
>in the gear oil, that when heated will turn into sulfuric acid.
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>Jarrid Gross
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