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Re: Transmission/ Differential Oil

To: "Erik Quackenbush" <erik@midwestfilter.com>, "Lumia, John" <jlumia@ball.com>, "'triumphs'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Transmission/ Differential Oil
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 10:45:45 -0500
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From: Erik Quackenbush <erik@midwestfilter.com>
To: Lumia, John <jlumia@ball.com>; 'triumphs' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: Transmission/ Differential Oil


>TR transmissions have bronze synchros and thrust washers. Look for a gear
>oil that actually says 'safe for use with bronze parts'  right on the
>container. Pep Boys carries the Sta-Lube brand of safe GL-4 although some
>stores only carry it in 5 gallon buckets. Red Line makes 'safe' synthetic
>manual transmission oil which is expensive and available from many
>racing/performance catalogs.


As I recall, MG Midget gearboxes use 30e-wt NON-detergent motor oil because
the additives fight with the synchros.  Dunno if that is because they are
bronze or because they are coated somehow.  I bought the stuff at
SuperAmerica by the quart.  I had no problems with it.

Phil Ethier    Saint Paul  Minnesota  USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC   pethier@isd.net     http://www.mnautox.com/

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