I ran 90w gear lube in mine, and the only noticable change was
that it did need just sit and idle for a few minutes when it was real
cold, and for Seattle, that meant 25 degrees. The rest of the year it
shift smooth and reliably all the time.
Rich
> ----------
> From: ritchie(at)mcn.org[SMTP:ritchie(at)mcn.org]
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 1997 9:55 AM
> To: alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: thrust washers (was clutch in -> rev
>
> >With the amount of throw-out bearing failures I've seen, just
> pressing
> >the clutch, much less while starting, is a spooky experience.
> >
> >Another phenomena I've noticed is that while starting the car, gear
> >disengaged/clutch engaged (no foot on clutch pedal), the car lurches
> >forward. Is it the law of conservation of angular momentum at play
> >here? or maybe my gear oil is too viscous/thick? Anybody else
> >experienced this?
> >
> >Siegfried
> >SV
>
>
> I can tell you that every alpine I have owned (3) has had the wrong
> lube in
> the trans. It's supposed to be 30 wt engine oil, they all had 90 wt
> gear
> lube in them. They sure worked better when I changed over to the
> right
> thing.
> Regards Armand
>
> ritchie(at)mcn.org
> Armand & Lorie Ritchie
>
>
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