[TR] Gear Oils for Triumphs

spook01 spook01 at comcast.net
Mon Oct 5 16:52:25 MDT 2009


" But for my 2-legged mounts, any of the Redline GL-5 products work well."
i thought that was a K-Y or trojan product......
does redline know what you are using their oils for???  ;-)
Best,
Ray

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From: "Rick" <chandler.rick at comcast.net>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 10:34 AM
Subject: [TR] Gear Oils for Triumphs


> The problem of gear oils in vintage gearboxes with bronze or brass 
> bearings
> or synchronizers exists in spades with vintage British motorcycles. The
> Norton community has thoroughly thrashed this out, and the conclusion
> follows Randall's recent comment on GL-5 oils, namely, that most, but not
> all, GL-5 oils are perfectly safe to use in our gearboxes. In particular,
> Redline Technical Services unambiguously maintains that NONE of their gear
> oils, including GL-5, corrode copper-bearing parts at temperatures below
> 150C. Their NS series is specific to synchronized transmissions, and I use
> it in my TR3A. But for my 2-legged mounts, any of the Redline GL-5 
> products
> work well. Redline is a serious company that is genuinely interested in
> servicing the vintage automotive market. And no, I have no interest in
> Redline, other than being pleased that they are there for us.
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