I meant that it doesn't get too cold "relatively speaking"
of course. In the central valley it get's into the 20's
once in a while, but Powertrax was talking about having the
differential parked in the snow. They even stated
something in their manual like recommending 85/140 as long
as the axle is not in contact with snow or in 0 degree
weather, or something like that. If you're in Alaska or a
similar place, no I wouldn't recommend the 85/140 either,
but it's been fine for me.
John
--- "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net> wrote:
> 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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