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Subject: Re: Transmissions
From: gmccann@pcug.org.au (Graham McCann)
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 1995 09:39:20 +1000
>I believe that your chances of curing the problem with some majicke
>elixir are naught point naught over infinity.  You might check to make
>sure that the tranny is equipped with the right fluid (plain old motor
>oil, 30W or multigrade).  If some pinhead has put gear lube (90W) in
>it, the synchros will not work (too viscous) and you will lose all of
>your bearings to boot due to poor flow and bad lubrication. (Been
>there, done that, got the T-shirt).
>
>                       Good luck!      A. B. Bonds
>
>
Rubbish!!!!!


80W/90 gear oil is in fact thinner (less viscous) than 20W/50 engine oils.
Don't be fooled by the numbers, gear oils follow a different index.  If you
don't believe me I will send you the Castrol bulletins on the subject.  Also
the MGB GT V8, with the same gearbox, was specified to use 80W/90 gear oil
in the gearbox by the factory (and that in 1973)>


Graham
Graham McCann  Rivett, ACT. Australia
gmccann@pcug.org.au
06 2889055
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