[Spridgets] Warning!! LBC content!! Hit Delete Now!!

[Robert Duquette]

>Noise is a relative thing ...

You've met my relatives ?




>From: "Paul Asgeirsson" <PAsgeirsson at worldnet.att.net>
>
>Hi Bob,
>
>Noise is a relative thing and if this is just a bit noisy to you and me, it
>may seem positively silent to someone else.  But, I've taken many of these
>apart when there was all sorts of garbage like the grey swarf special here
>and they were not all that noisy.  In 4th gear, which is a lock up, nothing
>through the gears, it sometimes sounds like a new box!  Might be that they
>had gear oil in them that made them more quiet in the first 3 gears.
>
>The grey stuff is usually steel, but I've seen enough where the input or
>output shaft was spinning its bearing in the case and had been for so long,
>the case was toast.  Lots of grey aluminum, then!
>
>Pa
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert E. Shlafer" <pilotrob at webtv.net>
>To: "Paul Asgeirsson" <PAsgeirsson at worldnet.att.net>; "Jim Johnson"
><bmwwxman at gmail.com>; "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 4:08 AM
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Warning!! LBC content!! Hit Delete Now!!
>
>
> > "Grey-slime" = metallic particles.
> >
> > Of course, you're correct Paul.
> >
> > But wouldn't a box producing that much liquified swarf be noisey? I mean
>something pretty much has to be coming
> > apart in there to get lumps of this stuff?
> >
> > I'm asking in good
> > faith now 'cause I've never personally seen
> > "gray" in the oil of any of my gearboxi when drained, though I've seen a
>BIT of
> > swarf or metal bits on my mag. drain plugs of course.
> >
> > I am ass-u-ming one is changing gear box oil on a somewhat regular 
>basis.
> >
> > Cap'n. Bob      '60 :{)