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Hello Listerns, Can anyone tell me where 75/140 or 80/140 gear oil for the trans, and diff. on TC's are available??? Oil should be to Gl-2, Gl-3, or Gl-4, NO Gl-5, which has too much sulpher and is harmful to bronze bushings. Any help will be appreciated. Earl - TC49EXU@aol.com

You can buy sinthetic oil direct from Redline. I believe there minimum order id two quarts. Ken TC 4147 TC49EXU@aol.com wrote:

> Hello Listerns, > Can anyone tell me where 75/140 or 80/140 gear oil for the trans, and diff. > on TC's are available??? Oil should be to Gl-2, Gl-3, or Gl-4, NO Gl-5, which > has too much sulpher and is harmful to bronze bushings. > Any help will be appreciated. > Earl - > TC49EXU@aol.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Ken: If you check out my web page, I list the Redline oil for the TC. Skip Kelsey....................................www.shadetreemotors.com At 06:35 PM 11/30/01 -0500, KEN PORTER wrote:

>You can buy sinthetic oil direct from Redline. I believe there minimum >order id >two quarts. >Ken TC 4147 > >TC49EXU@aol.com wrote: > > > Hello Listerns, > > Can anyone tell me where 75/140 or 80/140 gear oil for the trans, and diff. > > on TC's are available??? Oil should be to Gl-2, Gl-3, or Gl-4, NO Gl-5, > which > > has too much sulpher and is harmful to bronze bushings. > > Any help will be appreciated. > > Earl - > > TC49EXU@aol.com > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Red Line Synthetic Oil is great oil, and I would use it; but the earlier inquiry said it must meet GL-1, 2, 3, or 4 ... All the label says, is that it exceeds GL-5 and GL-6 Levels of protection. After all, sulfur isn't all bad if compounded right. If sulfur additive handles higher pressures of tooth and shock loads, so we may have to replace a $5 bronze bushing... How much are gear clusters, now? That is if you can get them. BOB KEN PORTER wrote:

You can buy sinthetic oil direct from Redline. I believe there minimum order id two quarts. Ken TC 4147

TC49EXU@aol.com wrote:

> Hello Listerns, > Can anyone tell me where 75/140 or 80/140 gear oil for the trans, and diff. > on TC's are available??? Oil should be to Gl-2, Gl-3, or Gl-4, NO Gl-5, which > has too much sulpher and is harmful to bronze bushings. > Any help will be appreciated. > Earl - > TC49EXU@aol.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Bob: The oil in question does not harm yellow metal. You can verify this by contacting Redline. Skip Kelsey........................................ At 03:12 PM 12/1/01 +0000, R. Zwart wrote:

Red Line Synthetic Oil is great oil, and I would use it; but the earlier inquiry said it must meet GL-1, 2, 3, or 4 ... All the label says, is that it exceeds GL-5 and GL-6 Levels of protection. After all, sulfur isn't all bad if compounded right. If sulfur additive handles higher pressures of tooth and shock loads, so we may have to replace a $5 bronze bushing... How much are gear clusters, now? That is if you can get them. BOB KEN PORTER wrote: You can buy sinthetic oil direct from Redline. I believe there minimum order id two quarts. Ken TC 4147 TC49EXU@aol.com wrote: > Hello Listerns, > Can anyone tell me where 75/140 or 80/140 gear oil for the trans, and diff. > on TC's are available??? Oil should be to Gl-2, Gl-3, or Gl-4, NO Gl-5, which > has too much sulpher and is harmful to bronze bushings. > Any help will be appreciated. > Earl - > TC49EXU@aol.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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You'll be replacing more than a $5 bush if the bronze bearing carrier in the front pinion bearing in the differential gives way. Both TC diffs that I have pulled apart had ordinary EP oil in them and the bearing carriers disintegrated when I removed the bearing. I suggest a low EP oil such as Penrite's Mild EP for both differential and gearbox. Mark Jablonski Melbourne Australia

--- In mg-tabc@y..., "R. Zwart" wrote: > we may have to replace a $5 bronze bushing... > BOB

Jim ; It just came to mind that you were equating Redline MT-90 to MG Spec. of 140 wt gear oil. The MT- 90 is a 75W-80W gear oil with viscosity of a 40wt engine oil & is what I use in my 5 speed daily driver. The Redline equiv. that they recommend for diff. is a 80w-140 wt oil. For the tranny it is 75w-140 lub. As I recall they advised that none of their GL-5 lubes incorporated additives that attack yellow metals. I never discussed advisability of flushing a previously used GL-5 lube that may have used undesired additives. . If these were used long term probably too late & new GL-4 lube unlikely to rehabilitate. Back in the day I only used straight Shell 140 gear oil which was generally available at any Shell station. Bill TC 4926 Odessa, Florida From: Bill Hyatt [mailto:usaj24@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 12:21 PM To: 'James Beal' Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] Gear Oil Jim- Best to go straight to real experts & contact Redline & or other suppliers Cust. Sv./Tech support Dept direct, rather than rely on urban legends & antecedentnal knowledge. My experience with Redline has been excellent with no attempt to "up sell". A consensus can be developed by posing same questions to other mfgrs. C.S. or Tech Support Depts. Bill TC 4926 Odessa, Florida From: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of James Beal Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 11:45 AM To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com Subject: [mg-tabc] Gear Oil Gentlemen, It seems clear that a 75-90 GL-4 gear oil, such as Red Line MT-90, is worth a try in the TC gearbox. What about the differential? Is this lighter viscosity gear oil sufficient for a differential application in a TC? Is simply draining the gearbox or differential of GL-5 fluid enough or must it be flushed to decontaminate the yellow bits before refilling with GL-4? Wrenches & ale, Jim Beal Kent, OH [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]