Hi Ben,
I think you might take a hard, long, look at your
transmission, I doubt lube would cause the symptoms you describe,
unless it had all leaked out ... But as this list well knows, I have
be wrong before.
>Hello,
>
>I'm looking for some advice on the lube to use in my TR4A
>transmission w/the electric overdrive. I rebuilt it with new
>synchros and it has about 1500 miles on it. I started with "normal"
>GL-5 MT-1 80W90 gear oil. It worked well overall, and shifts
>smoothly in all gears, up and down, when its cold or warm. However,
>if I drive for 30 minutes or more getting the transmission fully
>warmed up and make "spirited" shifts, upshifts from 2nd to 3rd
>result in some grinding. All other upshifts and downshifts are
>smooth. I switched to some synthetic blend 75W90 GL-5 MT-1 and it
>works no better. Maybe a little less balky when cold, but no better
>and maybe worse on the hot 2-3 upshifts.
>
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Bill Pugh
1957 TR3
"Casper"
TS16765L
Wallace, CA
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