Re: Axle Fluid..how many quarts(Tom)?

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Wed Dec 15 1999 - 11:19:54 EST


Uhhh....

CA gets down to 10 in some areas. (San Jose and surrounding areas get down
in the 30's.

- Bernd

At 08:09 AM 12/15/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>Tom, for what it's worth, when I installed my Lock Right,
>they (Powertrax) recommended that I use 85/140 gear oil to
>reduce the ratcheting noise, which it did. I've been using
>for over a year now with no problems. However, I am in CA
>and even in winter the temps don't get down too cold here
>so if you're in a very cold area you may want to
>reconsider.
>John
>
>--- fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
> > <<Dont go too thick witht he gear oil weight because you
> > need the oil to go
> > in all the nooks and crannies of the axle and lube all
> > those parts. Ive seen
> > guys go for the 110 weight oil and i tell them not to
> > and a few weeks later
> > theire in with a blown axle or a cracked ring gear>>
> >
> > Damn! I was afraid somebody would post something like
> > this. I bought AMSOIL
> > synthetic 75w-140 gear oil for my diffs... Am I
> > screwed/asking for problems if
> > I put it in??? I thought I was doing a good thing by
> > getting an oil that would
> > flow like a 75 weight oil when cold and a 140 weight oil
> > when hot... Damn, say
> > it ain't so --this stuff was expensive!
> > Tom
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>=====
>John McKinney
>Los Banos, CA
>1998 Dakota 4x4 5in lift/locked 33" Swampers
>1974 Ramcharger 4in lift/locked 33" BFG MT's
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