Re: TOY: diff gear oil

[Thom Singer <ntsqd@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd do something about it soon. If it's getting that hot then it is
getting broken down and it's lubricity is in question. On the vintage
race cars we used either Swepco or Redline oils in everything. Nothing
like the unique smell of warm Swepco 90 wt dripping into your
armpit........ 

--- brandon naves <im4boardin@hotmail.com> wrote:
>   I got a new muffler a while back, and it runs straight from the
> cat, no 
> bends, and I had a turn down right in front of the rear axle.  On one
> of my 
> recent wheelin encounters, I fully flexed the suspension and
> unknowingly 
> ripped the turn down off.  So now the exhaust is aimed straght at the
> side 
> off the diff again.
>   I noticed this when I crawled under today to check out the best way
> to add 
> diff breathers.  As a result, the gear oil expanded (boiled?) and
> shot out 
> the breather, and all over the underside of the bed.  So now, my
> question is 
> this: How urgent is it to fix this and replace the gear oil, and
> (Assuming 
> it's pretty urgent and neccesary) what is the *best* gear oil to use.
>   TIA
> Brandon


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TS
Ventura, CA

"Teach you all I know and you're still stupid."
-- Howdy Lee

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