Re: Gear whine?

From: Michael Maskalans (dml@tepidcola.com)
Date: Wed Dec 03 2003 - 11:31:41 EST


On Dec 3, 2003, at 7:44, Jason Bleazard wrote:

> The fluid was also changed to 75w140 synthetic. Could that be causing
> more noise than we had before in the cold weather?

I'll have to go along with Andy on this one. 75w90 is what's right
AFAIK. don't know if that could cause noise or not.... getting under
there and checking the oil levels might not be a bad idea, either -
though you probably would have noticed any leaks.
>
> I'm hoping to take it over to the shop that replaced the gears, but
> it's over an hour drive from here, so it isn't really convenient.

could always give them a call and see if they have any thoughts on the
matter, too.

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