[DeTomaso] ZF gear oil

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Amsoil Severe Gear 75W-90
No additional additives

http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/gear-lube/severe-gear-75w-90/?code=SVGQT-EA

Open Track, Autocross and two Open Road Races and still going.
Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 4/11/2014 8:41 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
>    In a message dated 4/11/14 12 32 13, cwhamm at frontier.com writes:
>
>      Also what is the best gear oil for
>      my ZF transaxle?
>
>    >>>This is a very important question.  I think there is a tendancy
>    among many people to just grab any old gear oil and throw it in there,
>    but the nature of a transaxle demands that one pays very close
>    attention to the manufacturer's recommendations.  All gear oils are NOT
>    created equal!
>    In this case, the first thing to do is RTFM.
>    The manual specifically calls for SAE 80, AP GL5
>    (SAE 90 in Europe).
>    7 1/2 pints of the stuff.
>    While it is very easy to find SAE 80-90 gear oil, it is surprisingly
>    difficult to find *GL5* gear oil, and that's the important part.  GL5
>    oil has specific characteristics designed to work with the types of
>    synchros that our gearboxes have, which are different from most other
>    gearboxes, and definitely different from a typical differential/rear
>    axle.
>    If you go to most auto parts stores, there will be lots of gear oil on
>    the shelf but none of it will be GL5.  The only place I have reliably
>    found GL5 is NAPA auto parts; it is made by Sta-Lube/CRC.
>    Here is the exact link to what you should buy:
>    http://www.crcindustries.com/ei/product_detail.aspx?id=SL2473
>    It is normally sold in pints or gallons; since you need 7.5 pints and
>    there are 8 pints in a gallon, obviously it is to your advantage to buy
>    a gallon jug.  My local NAPA store used to carry them, but I just had
>    to order a jug a couple of weeks ago as they only have pints now.
>    While you're at it,  you might as well buy a gear oil pump, also by
>    Sta-Lube:
>    http://www.crcindustries.com/ei/product_detail.aspx?id=SL4344
>    Harbor Freight has a better picture of it:
>    http://www.harborfreight.com/sta-lube-gear-fluid-oil-pump-40714.html
>    Using this pump has transformed my life.  Normally filling a ZF gearbox
>    is a painful experience involving a lot of spilled gear oil and
>    profanity.  This turns it into a breeze.  Just put the end of the hose
>    in the side of the gearbox (where it's cleverly retained), and start
>    pumping until you feel silly.  When oil starts drooling out the side,
>    you're done.  Let it sit for a few minutes, give a few more pumps just
>    to be sure, then you're really done.
>    Mike (going to change my gearbox oil tomorrow as a matter of fact....)
>
>
>
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