[Shop-talk] Long term storage of a transmission

Tim tputland at charter.net
Fri Oct 11 15:14:05 MDT 2013


I think I've read that you can spin it manually every so often and that 
will help keep the gears oiled.


On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Robert nogueira wrote:

> I've got a spare transmission (manual) which was recently rebuilt that 
> I will
> be hopefully .storing for a long time.  The Manual calls for the use 
> of non
> detergent 30 Weight motor oil
> I'm worried that over time the oil will all settle at the bottom of 
> the case
> and the gear teeth might suffer corrosion.
> Any good tips for long term storage of a transmission?
>
> Bob
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