Re: [ihc] Gear oil for Trans and Transfer URGENT

["T.R.E.Jr." <T_R_E_Jr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

FWIW, not that you said it did, just for the inquiring mind. GL-1 does not
have an EP rating. It is for gear sets that do not require EP gear oil. I
want to say Dana axle corp said to use 85W-140 in the Dana 44s, but when I
asked that, it was the first 5 gallon bucket I bought... three years ago.

---Thank you,
-T.R.E.Jr.
-`73 Scout II (StoneThrower)
-`51 Farmall H (Heinz)
-`49 IH fridge (presently unnamed and in need of a compressor)
-`49 Plymouth Special Deluxe 4-door Sedan (Papapalooza)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Lidberg" <jameslidberg@domain.elided>
To: "Joel M Brodsky" <jmbrodsky@domain.elided>; <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [ihc] Gear oil for Trans and Transfer URGENT


> Joel I went to my NAPA and bought 60 wt Valvoline racing oil and added
some STP and put that in my '72 T18 tranny
> and D20 transfer case.
>
> And I put 50 wt Mystik truck engine oil in my '79 D20, I've put about 1K
mi on it so far in 110+ heat, San Diego and
> the last Cinders Run. etc.
>
> Seerms to work OK.
>
> The EP additives tend to pit out the yellow metals ie syncros inside a
tranny and transfer case.
>
> EP additives are required in a diff.
>
> - Jim in Mesa
>
> Subject:        [ihc] Gear oil for Trans and Transfer URGENT
> To:             ihc@domain.elided
> From:           "Joel M Brodsky" <jmbrodsky@domain.elided>
> Date sent:      Fri, 26 Sep 2003 09:34:50 -0700
> Send reply to:  "Joel M Brodsky" <jmbrodsky@domain.elided>
>
> > Binders,
> >       I'm in the midst of a Trans/Transfer swap in my scout and need to
be
> > done by mid-day Saturday when my garage space runs out!
> > I need to know what lube to fill so that I don't damage my synchros and
> > such.  I've heard about non-hypoid, and GL-thisorthat and I want the
> > straight skinny.
> >
> > Some say 50wt engine oil is same as 90wt gear oil, but without some
extra
> > stuff?  mineral oil?  wd40, 3-in-1?
> > What the heck should go in there!?  I hear that the 80W90 is the bad
stuff
> > because of the additives?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > JoelB
> >
> >
>
>
> **************
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