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RE: gear lube

To: "Peter Macholdt" <vze2846b@verizon.net>,
Subject: RE: gear lube
From: "Creamer, Mark" <CreamerM@cintas.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 09:53:59 -0400
You might also try Tractor Supply or similar store near you. I remember seeing 
GL-4 there - although I
went with Redline MTL myself.

<mc>


-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Macholdt [mailto:vze2846b@verizon.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 9:44 AM
To: 6pack list
Subject: Re: gear lube


The problem is this stuff is generally available in 5 gallon buckets (and 55 
gallon drums). TRF has it
by the quart and that is where I get mine.

Peter
'68TR250 (want to ride, will the rain ever stop?)




on 6/4/03 1:55 AM, Gary Fluke at res0s0t7@verizon.net wrote:

> Listers,
> 
> My TR6 owner's manual says to use GL4 gear lube in the dif and trans.  
> I recall a conversation on the list about gear lube and that GL5 is 
> corrosive to the copper alloy parts in the transmission.  After 
> shopping a bit locally, so far what looks to be the best I can find is 
> a NAPA product that says it "services GL3, GL4 and GL5 requirements".  
> I want to take no chances on this item so I haven't bought anything 
> yet.  I wonder if one can even find a gear lube that is formulated 
> only to GL4 specs.  Does anyone have a recommendation they can make 
> regarding a suitable product I can most likely get locally?
> 
> 
> Gary
> '73

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