[Land-speed] Lenco Question

Neil Albaugh neil at dbelltech.com
Tue Oct 26 20:00:23 MDT 2010


Jim;

I'll second what Bryan said. I've used synthetic gear lube in a transaxle 
but I also added a couple of tablespoonfuls of a molybdenum disulfide powder 
made by Dow Corning. Works great.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

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From: "Bryan Savage" <b.a.savage at wildblue.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 6:49 PM
To: "List Land Speed" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Lenco Question

> Jim,   Just a few more thoughts,,
>
> What a gear box needs for protection, not counting long term storage, 
> rust, etc., is basically three things.
> 1) A good basic lubricant.
> 2) A coolant.
> 3) A method of preventing metal to metal contact when extreme pressure 
> exceeds the lubricants capabilities.
>
> For these jobs, I would select;
> 1) Synthetic oil (the real stuff, a group 4 base oil) oil.
> 2) A thin oil.
> 3) An oil with maximum levels of ZDDP and/or  an oil with ZDDP added.
>
> I'd also look at the possibility of using a Molly additive by checking 
> with a company that supplies industrial
> gearbox lubricants. My dad started using a gearbox oil that had Molly in 
> it and it made the gears in his printing
> presses last five times longer.
>
> I hope you find some combination that works.
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