[Healeys] Moss $1300 3.5 ring and pinion

[HealeyRick]

I thought sawdust was the preferred additive.

On Sat, Nov 11, 2023 at 10:43 PM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
wrote:

> "short of putting lard in"
> -------------------------------
> The old trope was that Used Car lots would put sawdust in their cars'
> rears to quiet them down--but I'm not recommending it.
>
> On Sat, Nov 11, 2023 at 9:42 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm no hexpert, but from what I've seen/heard whiny rear-ends are mostly
>> caused by improper installation or bad break-in--there is a
>> process--although my dad and I installed a Lempert in my BJ8 'by the book'
>> and it's a bit noisy  (it's only bothersome with the hood up, which isn't
>> often). I've tried thicker, synthetic oil--Redline 75-140--which seemed to
>> help a little but short of putting lard in I don't think there's a
>> 'solution in a can.'
>>
>> My dad, who was a factory rep for Ford, told me many/most early Mustangs
>> had noisy diffs, and I can hear my '19 Mustang GT's on occasion. IIRC, DWM
>> sells a 3.54, which may very well be what Moss sells.
>>
>>
>> On 11/10/2023 2:41 PM, Peter Svilans wrote:
>>
>> Michael,
>>
>> For what its worth, my '75 Moto Guzzi 850 shaft drive requires 15% Chrome
>> Moly added to the gear oil of the crown and pinion rear drive.  Factory
>> spec.
>>
>> Years ago, my 1 liter bottle of MolySlip was $ 46.00 CDN !!
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
>> On 2023-11-10 12:02 pm, Michael Salter wrote:
>>
>> After seeing the old British Pathè movie showing ring and pinion sets
>> being "run in" in a fine grinding paste slurry I'm not surprised that
>> people find the newly made sets a little noisy, as I have with the 3.66/1
>> in my BN1.
>> There are various "mechanic-in-a-can" products out there which are meant
>> to quiet down noisy gears. Wondering if anyone has had success with these?
>>
>> M
>>
>> On Fri., Nov. 10, 2023, 11:14 a.m. John Vrugtman via Healeys, <
>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone had experience with this rather expensive set?  I ask,
>> because I have an older set from Limpert that is very noisy and want to
>> replace it.
>>
>> John
>> Hightown, VA
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