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In a message dated 2/24/02 12:57:35 AM Eastern Standard Time,
JaransonT3@aol.com writes:
<Was out in the garage tonight fiddling with my 66 Squareback and happened to
look at the part-full bottle of gear oil that I used when I changed it a few
months ago. It is GL-5 Gear Oil. I remember a recent post that said NOT to
use GL-5. I only have a few hundred miles on her since that change. Should
I change the Gear OIl to GL-4 as soon as possible? Have I permantly damaged
my tranny? Should I be looking for a new one?>
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John,
That was me that had questions concerning GL-5. Jim A. said a GL-5
"upgrade" would damage the brass syncros in the tranny due to its chemical
properties. I had used this in the past & still am because what I was finding
on the shelves was the proper viscosity (didn't know there was a GL specific
at the time). After hearing from Jim, I went to a FLAPS & the major majority
of what they have is synthetic & GL-5. There were one brand that had a GL-3,
GL-4, GL-5 on the bottle. I've thought about changing to that but really have
not encountered any problems with the GL-5 & have been running it for 2 years
now. Jim, could you expound on the GL-3, GL-4, GL-5 combination in one bottle?
hope this helps,
Tom
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