I drained out the crude motor oil and put in a mix of Dura Lube
Auto/Man trans afriction reducer additive and Castrol 5W50 Syntheic Motor
oil.
Seemed to really smooth out the shift.
Q
At 04:07 PM 5/1/97 -0400, Spook37211@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 97-04-28 17:05:53 EDT, hologothic@msn.com (john ruse)
>writes:
>
><< here, I'll put my hand up for hypoid 90.
>
> I've been rebuilding these things for longer than I care to remember and if
> they went wrong due to using the wrong oil, then it would cost me!
>
> The fact is, as proved by the responses that you've had, it really isn't
>that
> critical. Go for something different like Penrite 40. Unless you live
> somewhere continually very hot or very cold. A gearbox is absolutely nothing
>
> like an engine. In terms of engineering tolerances they are dinosaurs.
>
> john >>
>Hmmmmmmmmmmm 90 weight in an MG gearbox.........That shift in the winter (as
>in 40 deg F) is gonna be a bitch.
>Done that been there............ain't going back.
>Ray
>
>
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