[TR] TR4A Gear Lube Recommendations

[Bill]

Hi Ben,
	I think you might take a hard, long, look at your 
transmission, I doubt lube would cause the symptoms you describe, 
unless it had all leaked out ... But as this list well knows, I have 
be wrong before.

>Hello,
>
>I'm looking for some advice on the lube to use in my TR4A 
>transmission w/the electric overdrive.  I rebuilt it with new 
>synchros and it has about 1500 miles on it.  I started with "normal" 
>GL-5 MT-1 80W90 gear oil.  It worked well overall, and shifts 
>smoothly in all gears, up and down, when its cold or warm.  However, 
>if I drive for 30 minutes or more getting the transmission fully 
>warmed up and make "spirited" shifts, upshifts from 2nd to 3rd 
>result in some grinding.  All other upshifts and downshifts are 
>smooth.  I switched to some synthetic blend 75W90 GL-5 MT-1 and it 
>works no better. Maybe a little less balky when cold, but no better 
>and maybe worse on the hot 2-3 upshifts.
>

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Bill Pugh
1957 TR3
"Casper"
TS16765L
Wallace, CA